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Shockat Adam vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Shockat Adam
Shockat Adam
Ind Leicester South
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Shockat Adam and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 52% of the time, based on 252 shared comparable votes.

130 same votes 122 different votes 252 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
6 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 5 No
Energy 83% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 73% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 20 No
Education 13% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
14 % below average
Rank 583 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
336
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
182
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
154
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
n/a
rebellion not calculated
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

173
+95.4 vs Commons average
Rank 26 of 649
Appearances
29
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 649
185
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Contributions
15
-122.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£230,874
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£230,874
2 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Defence
23 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Education
31 of 50 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
8 of 13 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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