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Valerie Vaz vs Peter Fortune

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 Peter Fortune
Peter Fortune
Con Bromley and Biggin Hill

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Peter Fortune voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 299 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 289 different votes 299 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
54 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
26 Aye 54 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
26 Aye 54 No
27 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 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
72.2%
same as average
Rank 375 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
426
590 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
44.1% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
238
55.9% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
Appearances
123
+39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649
Contributions
148
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 209 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
£180,830
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£180,830
20% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 62 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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