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Joe Robertson vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 323 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 314 different votes 323 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 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
32 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 53 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 28 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
28 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
193
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
239
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % 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

155
+76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 649
Appearances
30
-48.1 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
257
+118.4 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 649
Contributions
15
-123.6 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
3
3 registered categories
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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Education
40 of 50 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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