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Mary Creagh vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Mary Creagh and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 739 shared comparable votes.

735 same votes 4 different votes 739 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
75 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
75 Aye 56 No
33 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 13 No
Energy 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 16 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
84 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 128 shared votes
87 Aye 41 No
75 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
75 Aye 56 No
33 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 58 shared votes
33 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

63.7%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 270 of 650
394
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
205
52.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
189
48.0% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
14
3.6% 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

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 390 of 650
Appearances
31
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
243
+88.4 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 650
Contributions
14
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£173,551
23% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
2
2 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
29 of 32 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
33 of 42 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Tax
80 of 114 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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