Valerie Vaz
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 70%
- Debates contributed to
- 66
- Registered interests
- 1
- Declared value
- £1,050
Record last updated 19 Sep 2026
Valerie Vaz is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Walsall and Bloxwich, first elected in May 2010 and therefore among the longest serving 10% of MPs and longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. She has cast 412 votes from 587 eligible divisions, a participation rate of 70%, and has made 180 contributions across 66 debates, placing her in the bottom 25% of MPs by debate participation and bottom 25% of MPs elected in 2010 by debate contributions. Her top debate topics are Economy & Finance, Other / Procedural, and Local Government, while her top voting topics are Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
412 / 587
70.19%
Ranked #366 of 654 MPs (44th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
66 / 11739
180 total contributions
Ranked #577 of 654 MPs (12th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
1
£1,050.00
Ranked #598 of 654 MPs (9th percentile)
PARLIAMENTARY RECORD
The Rt Hon Valerie Vaz is the Labour MP for Walsall and Bloxwich, and has been an MP continually since 6 May 2010.
Constituencies
- Walsall and Bloxwich Jul 2024 – present
- Walsall South May 2010 – May 2024 · 4 terms
Posts held
- Shadow Leader of the House of Commons Oct 2016 – May 2021 · Opposition