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Mark Garnier vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,561 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 1,489 different votes 1,561 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
17 Aye 18 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
73 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 179 shared votes
111 Aye 68 No
26 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 62 shared votes
39 Aye 23 No
17 Aye 16 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
35 Aye 29 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
28 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 30 No
Housing 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 25 No
Benefits 0% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 121 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,985
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
970
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
1,015
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
25
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

74
-8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 292 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
121
-22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 262 of 649
Contributions
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
86 of 91 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes Order 2023 4 Dec 2023
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
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