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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,573 shared comparable votes.

1,564 same votes 9 different votes 1,573 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
129 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
129 Aye 70 No
112 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No
36 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
36 Aye 96 No
34 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
32 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No
51 Aye 25 No
Education 99% aligned 76 shared votes
52 Aye 24 No
83 Aye 75 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 158 shared votes
84 Aye 74 No
129 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
129 Aye 70 No
112 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
112 Aye 64 No

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

Voting record

76.4 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 648
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,767
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
991
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
776
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
24
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-31.4 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
32
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 648
Contributions
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
5
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Defence
56 of 59 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Transport
74 of 87 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
No
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
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