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Valerie Vaz vs Aphra Brandreth

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 Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

2 same votes 273 different votes 275 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
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 68 shared votes
28 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
9 Aye 24 No
6 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 1 No
Benefits 0% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
Participation
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
2
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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