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Member of Parliament

Valerie Vaz

Lab Labour Walsall and Bloxwich ID 4076
Parliamentary Parliamentary Constituency
Website BS Bluesky

Valerie has voted in 76.6% of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.6%. Valerie has voted against the party's recorded majority 13 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence, it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 1,821 of 2,376 eligible divisions (76.6%). Commons average: 72.6%.

1821

Total votes

1024

Aye

797

No

13

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 1,024 / Noes 797

Divisions

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Division Vote
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Transport
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 20
Democracy / Parliament
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
Democracy / Parliament
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: Amendment 25
Democracy / Parliament
No
Budget Resolution No. 44: Rates of alcohol duty
Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 36: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases on or after 1 April 2025)
Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 35: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases before 1 April 2025)
Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 34: Value added tax (private school fees)
Education Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect)
Energy Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure)
Energy Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate)
Energy Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (investors' relief)
Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 7: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Tax Transport
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 6: Capital gains tax (the main rates)
Tax
Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Foreign Affairs 67/69 (97%)
Education 91/96 (95%)
Migration 149/171 (87%)
Brexit / EU 181/211 (86%)
Transport 80/95 (84%)

Lowest topic participation

Cost of Living 3/10 (30%)
Work / Employment 37/77 (48%)
Devolution / Local Government 39/66 (59%)
Benefits 51/81 (63%)
Digital / Online Safety 41/60 (68%)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Valerie Vaz voted in?

Valerie Vaz has recorded votes in 1,821 of 2,376 eligible Commons divisions (76.6% participation rate). The Commons average is 72.6%. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Valerie Vaz voted against their party?

Valerie Vaz has voted against the party majority 13 times in the imported division data. Source