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Sarah Pochin vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 136 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 131 different votes 136 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
11 Aye 1 No
Transport 8% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 18 No
Tax 0% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
0 Aye 15 No
Housing 0% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

56.8 %
16 % below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
221
389 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
97
43.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
124
56.1 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
7
3.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

96
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Appearances
29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Contributions
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
7
5 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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Energy
6 of 8 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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