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Valerie Vaz vs Dr Andrew Murrison

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 Andrew Murrison
Dr Andrew Murrison
Con South West Wiltshire

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Dr Andrew Murrison voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,557 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,490 different votes 1,557 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
24 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
106 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 174 shared votes
72 Aye 102 No
32 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 34 shared votes
6 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 38 No
Transport 0% aligned 68 shared votes
38 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
35 Aye 27 No
35 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 57 shared votes
22 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 139 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,961
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
935
47.7 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
1,026
52.3 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
218
+140.1 vs Commons average
Rank 11 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
263
+124.7 vs Commons average
Rank 66 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
£1,842,285
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£170,920
24 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
204 of 211 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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