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Valerie Vaz vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 445 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 0 different votes 445 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
22 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
22 Aye 57 No
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
22 Aye 57 No
45 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
45 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 6 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 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
63.3 %
10 % below average
Rank 543 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
547
864 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
261
47.7 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
286
52.3 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 3 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
41
-19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
108
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
6 of 6 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Trade
14 of 16 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
79 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
23 of 31 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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