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Valerie Vaz vs Bambos Charalambous

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 Bambos Charalambous
Bambos Charalambous
Lab Southgate and Wood Green

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Bambos Charalambous voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,161 shared comparable votes.

1,161 same votes 0 different votes 1,161 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
113 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
113 Aye 65 No
87 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
87 Aye 57 No
55 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
55 Aye 56 No
42 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 178 shared votes
113 Aye 65 No
87 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
87 Aye 57 No
55 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
55 Aye 56 No
42 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 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
71.4 %
2 % below average
Rank 407 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,469
2,057 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
843
57.4 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
626
42.6 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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
15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
18
-90.9 vs Commons average
Rank 597 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
£1,772,904
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£269,373
19 % 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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
163 of 188 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Transport
68 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 40 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
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
Aye
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