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Martin Rhodes vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Martin Rhodes
Martin Rhodes
Lab Glasgow North
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Martin Rhodes and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
50 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 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

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 105 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
486
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
237
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
249
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
8
1.6 % 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

80
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 649
Appearances
31
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 544 of 649
94
-45.3 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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

£133,441
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£133,441
41 % 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
33 of 34 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
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
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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