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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
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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 636 shared comparable votes.

636 same votes 0 different votes 636 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
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 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
30 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
30 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

77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
Participation
79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 238 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
526 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
49.3 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
211
50.7 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2 % 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
23
-37.4 vs Commons average
Rank 551 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
28
-80.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
20 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 21 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API