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Ian Sollom vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Ian Sollom
Ian Sollom
LD St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Ian Sollom and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 309 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 263 different votes 309 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
8 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 14 No
Housing 33% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
31 Aye 45 No
Tax 4% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 25 No
Education 5% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
2 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

74.1%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 649
Participation
76.9%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 649
430
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,366 eligible divisions
222
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.3% of votes cast
208
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
795
43.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
+3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 649
Appearances
29
-49.7 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 649
93
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Contributions
15
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£208,212
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£208,212
8% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
2
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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