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Alicia Kearns vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Paul Waugh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 325 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 317 different votes 325 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 6 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
22 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
40 Aye 27 No
12 Aye 20 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 24 shared votes
20 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 430 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
1,184
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
550
631 eligible divisions
589
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
49.8% of votes cast
595
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.2% of votes cast
27
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

160
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Appearances
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
241
+76.5 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
164
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 178 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
44 of 54 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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