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Valerie Vaz vs Emma Hardy

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 Emma Hardy
Emma Hardy
Lab Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Emma Hardy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,322 shared comparable votes.

1,322 same votes 0 different votes 1,322 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
109 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
109 Aye 52 No
97 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
97 Aye 62 No
63 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
63 Aye 70 No
26 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
26 Aye 84 No
41 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 161 shared votes
109 Aye 52 No
97 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 159 shared votes
97 Aye 62 No
63 Aye 70 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 133 shared votes
63 Aye 70 No
26 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 110 shared votes
26 Aye 84 No
41 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
41 Aye 21 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 412 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,463
2,057 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
793
54.2 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
670
45.8 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
160
+51.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,996,509
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£312,134
38 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 52 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
160 of 188 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API