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Ruth Cadbury vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Ruth Cadbury and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,581 shared comparable votes.

1,571 same votes 10 different votes 1,581 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
152 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
152 Aye 83 No
65 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
65 Aye 81 No
41 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
41 Aye 92 No
53 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 75 shared votes
53 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 41 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
32 Aye 41 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 20 No
Energy 98% aligned 50 shared votes
31 Aye 19 No
103 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 173 shared votes
105 Aye 68 No
152 Aye 83 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
152 Aye 83 No
65 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 146 shared votes
65 Aye 81 No
41 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
41 Aye 92 No

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

Voting record

75.0%
3% above average
Rank 309 of 650
Participation
76.7%
4% above average
Rank 269 of 650
1,793
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,833
2,390 eligible divisions
996
55.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
56.2% of votes cast
797
44.5% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.8% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

67
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
Appearances
31
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
81
-70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Contributions
14
-137.4 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,210,414
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£293,505
30% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
3
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
60 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Transport
78 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Trade
77 of 94 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API