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Valerie Vaz vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 1,449 shared comparable votes.

86 same votes 1,363 different votes 1,449 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
92 Aye 56 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 148 shared votes
60 Aye 88 No
24 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
10 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
32 Aye 17 No
Energy 4% aligned 49 shared votes
19 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 60 shared votes
31 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 29 No
Trade 0% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
30 Aye 11 No
Benefits 0% aligned 41 shared votes
11 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 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
77.3%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,376 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
884
48.1% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
953
51.9% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
97
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
115
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 288 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
191 of 230 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
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee: Amendment 9 20 Oct 2025
Defence
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: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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