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Valerie Vaz vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Christine Jardine voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,148 shared comparable votes.

959 same votes 189 different votes 1,148 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
91 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
91 Aye 67 No
34 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
34 Aye 90 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
32 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 95% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 14 No
Education 35% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 39% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
105 Aye 42 No
Tax 66% aligned 147 shared votes
85 Aye 62 No
22 Aye 14 No
Benefits 67% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
24 Aye 16 No
Defence 70% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 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
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % 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
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
Brexit / EU
176 of 188 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
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
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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