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Valerie Vaz vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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 Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,446 shared comparable votes.

60 same votes 1,386 different votes 1,446 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
23 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 38 shared votes
18 Aye 20 No
108 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 174 shared votes
67 Aye 107 No
42 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 56 shared votes
16 Aye 40 No
64 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 138 shared votes
74 Aye 64 No
124 Aye 66 No
Tax 1% aligned 190 shared votes
64 Aye 126 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 100 No
Migration 0% aligned 137 shared votes
100 Aye 37 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
35 Aye 32 No
26 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
41 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 61 shared votes
20 Aye 41 No
26 Aye 24 No
Defence 0% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 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
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 142 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,201 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
890
48.8 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
935
51.2 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 8 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
133
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 79 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
395
+256.7 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 164 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
82 of 89 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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