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Margaret Mullane vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Margaret Mullane
Margaret Mullane
Lab Dagenham and Rainham
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Margaret Mullane and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 356 shared comparable votes.

356 same votes 0 different votes 356 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
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
51 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 650
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 650
495
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,807
2,349 eligible divisions
256
51.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.4 % of votes cast
239
48.3 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.6 % of votes cast
20
4.0 % 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

7
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
7
-118.8 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
Contributions
15
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£165,025
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£165,025
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
4
2 registered categories
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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API