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Jessica Morden vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Jessica Morden and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,569 shared comparable votes.

1,557 same votes 12 different votes 1,569 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
146 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
146 Aye 71 No
112 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
112 Aye 58 No
74 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
74 Aye 75 No
41 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
41 Aye 97 No
38 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
146 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 217 shared votes
146 Aye 71 No
112 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
112 Aye 58 No
74 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 149 shared votes
74 Aye 75 No
41 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 138 shared votes
41 Aye 97 No
38 Aye 34 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

78.2%
6% above average
Rank 238 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,869
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,390 eligible divisions
1,036
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
56.2% of votes cast
833
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.8% of votes cast
2
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 343 of 650
Appearances
31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
67
-84.4 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
Contributions
14
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,752,356
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£297,501
32% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
5
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
43 of 47 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 70 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API