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Sir Keir Starmer vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 862 shared comparable votes.

859 same votes 3 different votes 862 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
102 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
102 Aye 58 No
68 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
68 Aye 27 No
40 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
102 Aye 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
102 Aye 58 No
68 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
68 Aye 27 No
40 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 72 shared votes
40 Aye 32 No
21 Aye 39 No
Migration 100% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 51 shared votes
21 Aye 30 No

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

Voting record

38.3 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 266 of 647
893
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,333 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.4 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
785
43.6 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-22.2 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
30
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 650
1,405
+1287.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
Contributions
15
-102.8 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
No rebel
HS2: report stage: Third Reading 23 Mar 2016
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
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