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Valerie Vaz vs Mike Wood

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 Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Mike Wood voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,537 shared comparable votes.

67 same votes 1,470 different votes 1,537 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
24 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 39 shared votes
17 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 18 No
Energy 4% aligned 50 shared votes
20 Aye 30 No
89 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 156 shared votes
64 Aye 92 No
27 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 32 shared votes
6 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 37 No
Trade 0% aligned 72 shared votes
37 Aye 35 No
29 Aye 35 No
Transport 0% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
25 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 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
86.2%
14% above average
Rank 72 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,049
2,376 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
986
48.1% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
1,063
51.9% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Appearances
112
+28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Contributions
149
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 207 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
£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£275,907
22% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
162 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
84 of 91 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 67 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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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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