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Valerie Vaz vs Sean Woodcock

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 Sean Woodcock
Sean Woodcock
Lab Banbury

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Sean Woodcock voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 1 different votes 399 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
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
56 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
26 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 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
93.4%
21% above average
Rank 7 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
551
590 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.1% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
275
49.9% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
1.6% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
79
-3.3 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
102
-41.5 vs Commons average
Rank 328 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
£119,230
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£119,230
47% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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