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Mr James Frith vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Mr James Frith and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 656 shared comparable votes.

656 same votes 0 different votes 656 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
78 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
78 Aye 40 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
78 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
78 Aye 40 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
446
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
219
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
227
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
11
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
47
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 518 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£817,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£210,945
7% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Migration
13 of 13 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Education
46 of 50 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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