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Valerie Vaz vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Ed Davey voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 1,072 shared comparable votes.

899 same votes 173 different votes 1,072 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
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
14 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
35 Aye 66 No
Migration 99% aligned 101 shared votes
34 Aye 67 No
20 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 11 No
Benefits 97% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 13 No
Education 37% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
16 Aye 9 No
Housing 60% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
90 Aye 42 No
Tax 67% aligned 132 shared votes
82 Aye 50 No
15 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 72% aligned 36 shared votes
7 Aye 29 No
11 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 72% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 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
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
170 of 188 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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