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Valerie Vaz vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,545 shared comparable votes.

1,538 same votes 7 different votes 1,545 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
147 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
147 Aye 71 No
73 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
73 Aye 67 No
40 Aye 95 No
Migration 100% aligned 135 shared votes
40 Aye 95 No
60 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 80 shared votes
60 Aye 20 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 98% aligned 40 shared votes
24 Aye 16 No
112 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 181 shared votes
109 Aye 72 No
31 Aye 33 No
Transport 98% aligned 64 shared votes
32 Aye 32 No
147 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 218 shared votes
147 Aye 71 No
73 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 140 shared votes
73 Aye 67 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
56.8 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
748
43.2 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
111
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
190 of 211 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
No
Draft Important Public Sevices (Transport) Regulations 2017 8 Feb 2017
Transport
Aye rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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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