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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 933 shared comparable votes.

923 same votes 10 different votes 933 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 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
92 Aye 34 No
36 Aye 77 No
Migration 100% aligned 113 shared votes
36 Aye 77 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
13 Aye 33 No
19 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 18 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
42 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 57 shared votes
43 Aye 14 No
39 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 100 shared votes
40 Aye 60 No
92 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
92 Aye 34 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

66.2 %
7 % below average
Rank 498 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,087
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
557
51.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
530
48.8 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
28
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 360 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
73
-65.3 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650

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
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

Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
59 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
42 of 50 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Defence
58 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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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