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Tom Collins vs Valerie Vaz

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

Photograph of Tom Collins
Tom Collins
Lab Worcester
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Tom Collins and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
31 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

88.6%
16% above average
Rank 33 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
523
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
254
48.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
269
51.4% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
14
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
45
-100.9 vs Commons average
Rank 528 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£199,488
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£199,488
12% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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