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Martin Vickers vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,570 shared comparable votes.

72 same votes 1,498 different votes 1,570 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
11 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 31 No
Energy 4% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
67 Aye 111 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 178 shared votes
111 Aye 67 No
6 Aye 25 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 55 No
Education 0% aligned 73 shared votes
55 Aye 18 No
37 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 71 shared votes
34 Aye 37 No
35 Aye 33 No
Transport 0% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 35 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 56 shared votes
35 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
12% above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
2,019
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
959
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
1,060
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
26
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

155
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
205 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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