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Valerie Vaz vs Anneliese Dodds

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 Anneliese Dodds
Anneliese Dodds
Lab Oxford East

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Anneliese Dodds voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,436 shared comparable votes.

1,436 same votes 0 different votes 1,436 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
138 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
138 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
76 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
76 Aye 74 No
38 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
38 Aye 97 No
50 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
50 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
138 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
138 Aye 57 No
97 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 163 shared votes
97 Aye 66 No
76 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 150 shared votes
76 Aye 74 No
38 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
38 Aye 97 No
50 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
50 Aye 19 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
78.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 247 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,615
2,057 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
908
56.2 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
707
43.8 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
49
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 456 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
£1,671,061
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£261,480
16 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Education
71 of 75 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
39 of 43 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
172 of 193 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API