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Valerie Vaz vs Alan Strickland

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

Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

343 same votes 0 different votes 343 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
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
87.5 %
14 % above average
Rank 62 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
460
526 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.4 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
219
47.6 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
24
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 537 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
28
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 556 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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