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Valerie Vaz vs Sir Bernard Jenkin

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 Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Con Harwich and North Essex

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Sir Bernard Jenkin voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,496 shared comparable votes.

77 same votes 1,419 different votes 1,496 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
14 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 6% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 35 No
Trade 6% aligned 67 shared votes
33 Aye 34 No
28 Aye 15 No
Energy 5% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
111 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 178 shared votes
65 Aye 113 No
22 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 32 No
Transport 0% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 53 shared votes
27 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 48 shared votes
19 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
14 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 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
79.7%
7% above average
Rank 204 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,376 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
47.4% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
996
52.6% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
21
1.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
34 years, 5 months
Since 9 Apr 1992

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
126
+43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 of 649
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
193
+49.5 vs Commons average
Rank 144 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
£2,529,411
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£260,047
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
205 of 211 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Migration
158 of 171 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Trade
81 of 91 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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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