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Valerie Vaz vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,421 shared comparable votes.

55 same votes 1,366 different votes 1,421 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
92 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 157 shared votes
66 Aye 91 No
22 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 5% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
43 Aye 16 No
Education 3% aligned 59 shared votes
18 Aye 41 No
12 Aye 19 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 19 No
Environment / Climate 3% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 95 No
Migration 0% aligned 127 shared votes
95 Aye 32 No
33 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 66 shared votes
33 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 36 No
Transport 0% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 14 No
Benefits 0% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 102 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,797
2,121 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
49.4% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
909
50.6% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Appearances
19
-64.7 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Contributions
24
-121.9 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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