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Peter Lamb vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Peter Lamb
Peter Lamb
Lab Crawley
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Peter Lamb and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

405 same votes 5 different votes 410 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 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 16 No
Defence 75% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
54 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
54 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

92.3%
20% above average
Rank 9 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 650
572
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,843
2,406 eligible divisions
283
49.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
289
50.5% of votes cast
No votes
808
43.8% of votes cast
18
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-64.0 vs Commons average
Rank 582 of 650
Appearances
32
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
43
-119.0 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 650
Contributions
13
-149.0 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£133,437
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£133,437
41% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Education
91 of 96 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
Transport
30 of 30 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No rebel
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: Second Reading 9 Sept 2025
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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