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Valerie Vaz vs Julia Lopez

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 Julia Lopez
Julia Lopez
Con Hornchurch and Upminster

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Julia Lopez voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,402 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 1,340 different votes 1,402 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
12 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 4% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 16 No
Education 4% aligned 55 shared votes
18 Aye 37 No
96 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 162 shared votes
61 Aye 101 No
22 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 15 No
Energy 2% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
37 Aye 23 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 60 shared votes
23 Aye 37 No
28 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 58 shared votes
30 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 22 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
28 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 39 shared votes
11 Aye 28 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
83.4%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,768
2,121 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
848
48.0% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
920
52.0% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 649
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Contributions
35
-110.9 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£1,261,152
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£227,011
same as average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
185 of 188 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 163 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
79 of 87 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Tax
251 of 288 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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