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Valerie Vaz vs Kim Leadbeater

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Kim Leadbeater voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 915 shared comparable votes.

904 same votes 11 different votes 915 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
85 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
85 Aye 55 No
57 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
57 Aye 53 No
31 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
31 Aye 73 No
43 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
43 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
85 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 140 shared votes
85 Aye 55 No
57 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
57 Aye 53 No
31 Aye 73 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
31 Aye 73 No
43 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 61 shared votes
43 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 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 270 of 650
Participation
82.2%
10% above average
Rank 146 of 650
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,126
1,369 eligible divisions
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
579
51.4% of votes cast
808
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
547
48.6% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
5 years, 3 months
Since 1 Jul 2021

Debates

31
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
11
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 625 of 650
14
-140.6 vs Commons average
Rank 619 of 650
Contributions
20
-134.6 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,032,995
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£309,696
37% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Education
63 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
37 of 40 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
133 of 146 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
40 of 44 votes
Transport
81 of 96 votes
#5

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API