Valerie Vaz
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Walsall and Bloxwich · in Parliament since 6 May 2010
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 2237
Email: valerie.vaz.mp@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsall and Bloxwich | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Walsall South | 6 May 2010 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 4 times |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 May 2010 | Present |
Election history
| Election | Constituency | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Leader of the House of Commons | Opposition | 7 October 2016 | 9 May 2021 |
Voting participation
300th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 197 | 83.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 190 | 59.0% |
| 2024 | 200 | 140 | 70.0% |
| 2023 | 256 | 206 | 80.5% |
| 2022 | 251 | 190 | 75.7% |
| 2021 | 242 | 210 | 86.8% |
| 2020 | 190 | 140 | 73.7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 830 | 77.7% |
| 59th | 631 | 445 | 70.5% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
joint 312th of 650 current MPs (3 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 24 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 18 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 89 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 70 | 50 | 62 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 59 | 34 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 202 | 80 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel of Chairs | Member | 30 July 2024 | – | no published attendance |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
Committee membership history
- Environmental Audit Committee 2022–2022 · attendance 100.0%
- House of Commons Commission 2016–2021 · attendance 100.0%
- Members Estimate Committee 2016–2021
- Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority 2017–2019, 2020–2021 · attendance 100.0%
7 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
197th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2010
- – Became MP for Walsall South
- – Joined Labour
2015
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
2016
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
- – Joined House of Commons Commission
- – Joined Members Estimate Committee
2017
- – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2020
- – Joined Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2021
- – Left role: Shadow Leader of the House of Commons
2022
- – Joined Environmental Audit Committee
2023
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
2024
- – Became MP for Walsall and Bloxwich
- – Joined Panel of Chairs
Constituency: Walsall and Bloxwich
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.