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Naz Shah vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Naz Shah and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,382 shared comparable votes.

1,381 same votes 1 different votes 1,382 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
115 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
115 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
109 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
66 Aye 79 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No
33 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 16 No
Energy 97% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
115 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 177 shared votes
115 Aye 62 No
109 Aye 59 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 168 shared votes
109 Aye 59 No
66 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
66 Aye 79 No
31 Aye 80 No
Migration 100% aligned 111 shared votes
31 Aye 80 No

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

Voting record

65.3 %
7 % below average
Rank 511 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
1,541
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
858
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
683
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
14
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
19
-119.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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

£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£312,636
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
9
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

Housing
56 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
169 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
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 199 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
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