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Mary Kelly Foy vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Mary Kelly Foy
Mary Kelly Foy
Lab City of Durham
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Mary Kelly Foy and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 904 shared comparable votes.

895 same votes 9 different votes 904 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
92 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
92 Aye 31 No
36 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
36 Aye 77 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
26 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
41 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 56 shared votes
42 Aye 14 No
39 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 100 shared votes
40 Aye 60 No
92 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 123 shared votes
92 Aye 31 No
36 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
36 Aye 77 No

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

Voting record

65.5 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 648
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,044
1,594 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
542
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
502
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
27
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

45
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 648
Appearances
30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 648
56
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 648
Contributions
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,276,742
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£286,681
27 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Environment / Climate
36 of 41 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
58 of 68 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 54 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Defence
47 of 58 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
No
No rebel
Adjournment (Summer, Conference and Christmas Recess) 12 Jul 2023
Aye
Aye rebel
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
No
Aye rebel
Trade Bill: Second Reading 20 May 2020
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API