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Valerie Vaz vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,465 shared comparable votes.

1,465 same votes 0 different votes 1,465 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
134 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
134 Aye 68 No
109 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
74 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
74 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
28 Aye 101 No
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
134 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
134 Aye 68 No
109 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 172 shared votes
109 Aye 63 No
74 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
74 Aye 70 No
28 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
28 Aye 101 No
33 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 68 shared votes
33 Aye 35 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
70.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 428 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,628
2,312 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
892
54.8 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
736
45.2 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
15 years, 4 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
56
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
69
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
136 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
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