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Valerie Vaz vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

352 same votes 0 different votes 352 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
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
29 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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 270 of 649
Participation
85.5 %
13 % above average
Rank 86 of 649
1,815
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
573 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
49.8 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
246
50.2 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.2 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 649
Appearances
61
-16.0 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649
15
-121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
103
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
75 of 89 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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