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Richard Baker vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Richard Baker and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 1 different votes 304 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
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
49 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
17 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 18 shared votes
17 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
438
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
211
48.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
227
51.8% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
13
3.0% 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

55
-28.6 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
69
-76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 449 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£179,133
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£179,133
21% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
6
2 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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