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Patricia Ferguson vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Patricia Ferguson
Patricia Ferguson
Lab Glasgow West
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Patricia Ferguson and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 327 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 0 different votes 327 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
54 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
54 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
54 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

77.4 %
5 % above average
Rank 258 of 650
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 272 of 650
436
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,807
2,349 eligible divisions
225
51.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,019
56.4 % of votes cast
211
48.4 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.6 % of votes cast
16
3.7 % 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

80
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 525 of 650
105
-20.8 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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

£151,093
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£151,093
33 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Defence
29 of 33 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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