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Andrew Pakes vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Andrew Pakes and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

371 same votes 1 different votes 372 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
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

71.2%
1% below average
Rank 403 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
420
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
201
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
219
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
13
3.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 279 of 649
Appearances
131
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 649
Contributions
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£183,832
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£183,832
19% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
30 of 34 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
25 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API