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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 642 shared comparable votes.

642 same votes 0 different votes 642 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
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 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
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 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

75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 650
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 650
425
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,807
2,349 eligible divisions
211
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.4 % of votes cast
214
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.6 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

28
-42.9 vs Commons average
Rank 545 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
39
-86.8 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
Contributions
15
-110.8 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650

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
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Education
45 of 49 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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 (p) 20 May 2026
No
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