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Valerie Vaz vs Dave Robertson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Dave Robertson voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 408 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 10 different votes 408 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
63 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
63 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
63 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
63 Aye 39 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

76.7%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
Participation
87.4%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 650
1,856
2,419 eligible divisions
Total votes
553
633 eligible divisions
1,045
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
298
53.9% of votes cast
811
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
255
46.1% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-56.1 vs Commons average
Rank 538 of 650
Appearances
140
+43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
18
-149.2 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 650
Contributions
182
+14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 194 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
83 of 98 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API