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Valerie Vaz vs Andrew Griffith

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 Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith
Con Arundel and South Downs

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Andrew Griffith voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 974 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 939 different votes 974 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
23 Aye 8 No
Energy 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
33 Aye 10 No
Education 2% aligned 43 shared votes
11 Aye 32 No
35 Aye 95 No
Migration 2% aligned 130 shared votes
92 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 19 No
Defence 0% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 18 No
Trade 0% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 22 No
Transport 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 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
79.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,269
1,594 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
50.0 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
635
50.0 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
31
-29.4 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
45
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 478 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
£1,237,293
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£285,103
26 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
15
7 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 41 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
49 of 58 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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