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Valerie Vaz vs Stuart Anderson

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 Stuart Anderson
Stuart Anderson
Con South Shropshire

Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Stuart Anderson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 940 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 897 different votes 940 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
9 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 15 No
Democracy / Parliament 5% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 10 No
Energy 3% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
34 Aye 83 No
Migration 3% aligned 117 shared votes
80 Aye 37 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 134 shared votes
43 Aye 91 No
20 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 18 No
Defence 0% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
31 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 38 shared votes
7 Aye 31 No
16 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 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
76.0%
3% above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,260
1,658 eligible divisions
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
607
48.2% of votes cast
797
43.8% of votes cast
No votes
653
51.8% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

29
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 649
Appearances
64
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
14
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 616 of 649
Contributions
110
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 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
£1,320,074
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£303,089
34% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Education
91 of 96 votes
#2
Energy
42 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Transport
80 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
145 of 174 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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