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Valerie Vaz vs Mr Andrew Snowden

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
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Mr Andrew Snowden
Con Fylde

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Mr Andrew Snowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 224 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 220 different votes 224 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
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
26 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 3 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
71.1 %
2 % below average
Rank 413 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
526 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
152
40.6 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
222
59.4 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

30
-30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 499 of 648
Appearances
76
+15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£208,014
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£208,014
8 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 23 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
53 of 61 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
19 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
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