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Valerie Vaz vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,637 shared comparable votes.

1,629 same votes 8 different votes 1,637 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
138 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
138 Aye 72 No
88 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 169 shared votes
88 Aye 81 No
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 No
60 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 82 shared votes
60 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 178 shared votes
110 Aye 68 No
38 Aye 39 No
Trade 99% aligned 77 shared votes
39 Aye 38 No
138 Aye 72 No
Tax 100% aligned 210 shared votes
138 Aye 72 No
88 Aye 81 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 169 shared votes
88 Aye 81 No
40 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
40 Aye 97 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 270 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
1,843
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,839
2,405 eligible divisions
1,035
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,036
56.3% of votes cast
808
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
803
43.7% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

31
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 567 of 650
Appearances
48
-40.8 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 650
14
-140.8 vs Commons average
Rank 620 of 650
Contributions
45
-109.8 vs Commons average
Rank 540 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
83 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Transport
81 of 96 votes
#5
Housing
59 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
Aye
Aye
Draft Sovereign Grant 2011 (Change of Percentage) Order 2017 15 Mar 2017
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API