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Graham Leadbitter vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Graham Leadbitter
Graham Leadbitter
SNP Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Graham Leadbitter and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 31% of the time, based on 108 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 75 different votes 108 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Education 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 6 No
Benefits 57% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
22 Aye 28 No
Tax 12% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 4 No
Energy 25% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

28.4 %
44 % below average
Rank 640 of 650
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 650
160
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,807
2,350 eligible divisions
96
60.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.4 % of votes cast
64
40.0 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.6 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

61
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
31
-40.9 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 650
72
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650
Contributions
15
-112.6 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£253,574
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£253,574
12 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
1
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

Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Trade
3 of 5 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
20 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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