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Josh Newbury vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Josh Newbury and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 1 different votes 346 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
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 91 shared votes
56 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

84.3 %
12 % above average
Rank 108 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
485
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
260
53.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
225
46.4 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
12
2.5 % 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

113
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 649
Appearances
31
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
131
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
Contributions
15
-124.3 vs Commons average
Rank 608 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£109,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£109,414
52 % 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

Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
7 of 7 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API