Valerie Vaz
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 6 May 2010
This parliament
- Voting participation
- 71%
- Debates contributed to
- 79
- Registered interests
- 1
- Declared value
- £1,050
Record last updated 7 Nov 2026
Valerie Vaz is a Labour (Co-op) MP for Walsall and Bloxwich who was elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024, having first been elected in May 2010, placing her in the longest serving 10% of MPs and longest serving 10% of Labour (Co-op) MPs. She has cast 445 votes from 628 eligible divisions, achieving a participation rate of 71%, and has made 203 debate contributions across 79 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 voting activity has focused on Parliamentary Procedure, Employment & Workers Rights, and Justice & Law.
Summary generated on 06/11/2026 (View details)
VOTING PARTICIPATION
445 / 628
70.86%
Ranked #350 of 655 MPs (47th percentile)
DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS
79 / 12881
203 total contributions
Ranked #560 of 655 MPs (15th percentile)
REGISTERED INTERESTS
1
£1,050.00
Ranked #599 of 655 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