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Valerie Vaz vs Alex Burghart

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 Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Alex Burghart voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,429 shared comparable votes.

64 same votes 1,365 different votes 1,429 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
97 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 164 shared votes
67 Aye 97 No
17 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
38 Aye 100 No
Migration 2% aligned 138 shared votes
97 Aye 41 No
40 Aye 11 No
Education 2% aligned 51 shared votes
12 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
40 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 61 shared votes
21 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
85.3 %
13 % above average
Rank 91 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,796
2,106 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
865
48.2 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
931
51.8 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
76
-1.9 vs Commons average
Rank 266 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
132
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 211 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
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
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Trade
83 of 87 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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