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Valerie Vaz vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Pete Wishart voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,027 shared comparable votes.

933 same votes 94 different votes 1,027 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
20 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 11 No
Energy 63% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
107 Aye 48 No
Tax 73% aligned 155 shared votes
101 Aye 54 No
24 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
21 Aye 18 No
Transport 85% aligned 39 shared votes
25 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 88% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
Participation
54.4 %
18 % below average
Rank 609 of 649
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
2,361 eligible divisions
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
55.6 % of votes cast
792
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
571
44.4 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

29
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 550 of 650
Appearances
92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650
15
-123.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 of 650
Contributions
108
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
147 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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