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Valerie Vaz vs Patrick Hurley

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 Patrick Hurley
Patrick Hurley
Lab Southport

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Patrick Hurley voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 0 different votes 361 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
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
27 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 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
91.1 %
18 % above average
Rank 19 of 648
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
479
526 eligible divisions
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
257
53.7 % of votes cast
768
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
222
46.3 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
14
2.9 % 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
42
-18.4 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 648
15
-93.9 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 648
Contributions
64
-44.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 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
£214,468
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£214,468
5 % below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API