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Gill Furniss vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Gill Furniss
Gill Furniss
Lab Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough
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Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Gill Furniss and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,444 shared comparable votes.

1,442 same votes 2 different votes 1,444 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
126 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
126 Aye 61 No
111 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
111 Aye 69 No
70 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
70 Aye 62 No
35 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No
49 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
49 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
126 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 187 shared votes
126 Aye 61 No
111 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 180 shared votes
111 Aye 69 No
70 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 132 shared votes
70 Aye 62 No
35 Aye 71 No
Migration 100% aligned 106 shared votes
35 Aye 71 No
49 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 71 shared votes
49 Aye 22 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 401 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,647
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
911
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
736
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
12
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
37
-101.3 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,125,000
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£322,640
43 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
63 of 71 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Housing
50 of 61 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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