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Tessa Munt vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Tessa Munt
Tessa Munt
LD Wells and Mendip Hills
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Tessa Munt and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

37 same votes 202 different votes 239 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
7 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
18 Aye 37 No
Tax 5% aligned 55 shared votes
40 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 6 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
0 Aye 10 No
Housing 10% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

14.8%
57% below average
Rank 638 of 649
Participation
76.8%
5% above average
Rank 264 of 649
350
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,819
2,368 eligible divisions
187
53.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.3% of votes cast
163
46.6% of votes cast
No votes
795
43.7% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

145
+65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Appearances
30
-50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 549 of 649
257
+117.6 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Contributions
16
-123.4 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£950,998
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£133,741
41% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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

Education
38 of 96 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
23 of 71 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Benefits
26 of 81 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 47 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Housing
15 of 66 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API