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Valerie Vaz vs Daisy Cooper

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 Daisy Cooper
Daisy Cooper
LD St Albans

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Daisy Cooper voted the same way 73% of the time, based on 956 shared comparable votes.

695 same votes 261 different votes 956 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
23 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 51 shared votes
23 Aye 28 No
13 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 30 shared votes
13 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 62 No
Migration 99% aligned 78 shared votes
15 Aye 63 No
20 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 35 shared votes
19 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 95% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 17 No
Education 25% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
95 Aye 44 No
Tax 45% aligned 139 shared votes
79 Aye 60 No
12 Aye 27 No
Transport 56% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 9 No
Housing 60% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 62% aligned 47 shared votes
28 Aye 19 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 273 of 649
Participation
72.4 %
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
1,810
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,184
1,636 eligible divisions
1,022
56.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
614
51.9 % of votes cast
788
43.5 % of votes cast
No votes
570
48.1 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

31
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
Appearances
72
-3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 272 of 649
15
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
107
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,262,200
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,876
21 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
22
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Environment / Climate
40 of 44 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#3
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes
Trade
75 of 89 votes
#5
Benefits
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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