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Valerie Vaz vs Katrina Murray

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 Katrina Murray
Katrina Murray
Lab Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Katrina Murray voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 0 different votes 303 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
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 65 shared votes
33 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 6 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 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
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 272 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
590 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
51.2% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
221
48.8% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
17
3.8% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
Appearances
64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
Contributions
81
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 404 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
£184,548
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£184,548
18% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
56 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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