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Valerie Vaz vs Dr Neil Hudson

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 Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Dr Neil Hudson voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,082 shared comparable votes.

61 same votes 1,021 different votes 1,082 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
20 Aye 22 No
Trade 14% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 11% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 9 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 12 No
Benefits 3% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 54 shared votes
15 Aye 39 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
30 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 23 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 28 No
Transport 0% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,405
1,658 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
698
49.7% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
707
50.3% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
81
-1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
95
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 349 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
£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£223,469
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
163 of 174 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
49 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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