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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 319 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 0 different votes 319 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
52 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
52 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
26 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
26 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

71.5%
1% below average
Rank 390 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
422
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
225
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
197
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
16
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

77
-6.6 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
93
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
31 of 32 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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