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Valerie Vaz vs Mr James Frith

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 Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Mr James Frith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 656 shared comparable votes.

656 same votes 0 different votes 656 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
78 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
78 Aye 40 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
78 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 118 shared votes
78 Aye 40 No
69 Aye 38 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 107 shared votes
69 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 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
75.6%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
446
590 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
49.1% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
227
50.9% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 649
Appearances
30
-51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 553 of 649
14
-128.2 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
46
-96.2 vs Commons average
Rank 518 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7% 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Education
46 of 50 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
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
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