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Valerie Vaz vs Jen Craft

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 Jen Craft
Jen Craft
Lab Thurrock

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Jen Craft voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 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 270 of 649
Participation
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 137 of 649
1,815
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
476
573 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.3 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
232
48.7 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 649
Appearances
83
+6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 213 of 649
15
-121.7 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 649
Contributions
107
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 280 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
£193,514
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£193,514
14 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
75 of 89 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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