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Ashley Dalton vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Ashley Dalton and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 0 different votes 329 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
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
38 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
590
928 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
277
46.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
313
53.1% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
5
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
Appearances
131
+47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Contributions
166
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£607,098
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£323,917
43% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
1
1 registered category
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
6 of 6 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
79 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Trade
15 of 19 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
23 of 32 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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