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Valerie Vaz vs Maya Ellis

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 Maya Ellis
Maya Ellis
Lab Ribble Valley

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Maya Ellis voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 279 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 0 different votes 279 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 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
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 535 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
178
47.6% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
196
52.4% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.7% 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
48
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650
Contributions
54
-91.7 vs Commons average
Rank 495 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
£230,920
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£230,920
2% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Tax
89 of 112 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Benefits
22 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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