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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 385 shared comparable votes.

384 same votes 1 different votes 385 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
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 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
29 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
29 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

76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 650
Participation
93.4 %
21 % above average
Rank 8 of 650
1,807
2,350 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
564 eligible divisions
1,019
56.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
268
50.9 % of votes cast
788
43.6 % of votes cast
No votes
259
49.1 % of votes cast
11
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

31
-40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 526 of 650
Appearances
58
-13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
15
-111.8 vs Commons average
Rank 609 of 650
Contributions
78
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 366 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
£119,230
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3 % below average
Latest expenses
£119,230
47 % below average
3
3 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
37 of 37 votes
Education
90 of 95 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
147 of 169 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
75 of 89 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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