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Valerie Vaz vs Tom Rutland

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Valerie Vaz and Tom Rutland voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

353 same votes 11 different votes 364 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
64 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
64 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
64 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
64 Aye 37 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
25 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

76.8%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 650
Participation
80.7%
8% above average
Rank 182 of 650
1,859
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
513
636 eligible divisions
1,046
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
253
49.3% of votes cast
813
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.7% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

41
-56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 541 of 650
Appearances
76
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
18
-151.2 vs Commons average
Rank 617 of 650
Contributions
98
-71.2 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£224,741
all imported IPSA years
£218,663
3% below average
Latest expenses
£224,741
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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

Education
91 of 96 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Foreign Affairs
75 of 82 votes
#2
Migration
149 of 171 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Transport
83 of 98 votes
#5
Transport
30 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API