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Jack Abbott vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Jack Abbott and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 413 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 8 different votes 413 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
63 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
63 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
63 Aye 39 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

91.2%
19% above average
Rank 12 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
577
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,856
2,419 eligible divisions
287
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,045
56.3% of votes cast
290
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
811
43.7% of votes cast
3
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 650
Appearances
40
-56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
59
-108.2 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
Contributions
18
-149.2 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£181,221
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£181,221
20% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
6
3 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Transport
83 of 98 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API