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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 83% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

961 same votes 201 different votes 1,162 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
13 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 42% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
105 Aye 45 No
Tax 65% aligned 150 shared votes
88 Aye 62 No
24 Aye 20 No
Defence 66% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 14 No
Benefits 67% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 494 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,106 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
779
55.7 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
619
44.3 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
145
+67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 185 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
91 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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