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Valerie Vaz vs Douglas McAllister

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
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Photograph of Douglas McAllister
Douglas McAllister
Lab West Dunbartonshire

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Douglas McAllister voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 387 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 0 different votes 387 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
55 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
55 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 86 shared votes
55 Aye 31 No
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
Participation
88.3%
16% above average
Rank 41 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
521
590 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
257
49.3% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
264
50.7% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
109
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
130
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 234 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
£142,257
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£142,257
37% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
2
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
59 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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