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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 672 shared comparable votes.

672 same votes 0 different votes 672 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
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 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
20 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 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 272 of 650
Participation
75.8%
3% above average
Rank 289 of 650
1,843
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
620 eligible divisions
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
228
48.5% of votes cast
808
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
242
51.5% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

32
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 650
Appearances
49
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
13
-149.0 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
105
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 369 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Transport
81 of 96 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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