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Valerie Vaz vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Ben Coleman voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 0 different votes 291 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
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
41 Aye 28 No
26 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 7 No
Energy 100% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 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
71.2%
1% below average
Rank 404 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
420
590 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.0% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
193
46.0% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Appearances
51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
Contributions
82
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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