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Johanna Baxter vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Johanna Baxter
Johanna Baxter
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire South
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Johanna Baxter and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
52 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

87.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 58 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
496
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,354 eligible divisions
252
50.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,022
56.5 % of votes cast
244
49.2 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.5 % of votes cast
12
2.4 % 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

115
+39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 94 of 649
Appearances
31
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
131
-2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 649
Contributions
15
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£135,214
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£135,214
40 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
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