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Priti Patel vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,211 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,156 different votes 1,211 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
9 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
59 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 167 shared votes
106 Aye 61 No
14 Aye 15 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
70 Aye 27 No
Migration 3% aligned 97 shared votes
24 Aye 73 No
15 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 27 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 41 No
Education 0% aligned 58 shared votes
41 Aye 17 No
32 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 27 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 20 No
Defence 0% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,466
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
666
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
800
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

68
-14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
Appearances
29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 649
Contributions
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
14
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
12
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

Brexit / EU
189 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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