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Valerie Vaz vs Jamie Stone

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 Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Jamie Stone voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,175 shared comparable votes.

972 same votes 203 different votes 1,175 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
92 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
92 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 92 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
27 Aye 92 No
27 Aye 32 No
Trade 95% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
36 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
13 Aye 18 No
Environment / Climate 94% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 12 No
Education 34% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
99 Aye 43 No
Tax 55% aligned 142 shared votes
81 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 7 No
Housing 59% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 14 No
Benefits 61% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
24 Aye 23 No
Defence 68% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 477 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,398
2,057 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
53.5 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
650
46.5 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

30
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 648
Appearances
57
-2.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 648
15
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 648
Contributions
86
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 282 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
£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£346,016
53 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Brexit / EU
169 of 188 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 43 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 161 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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