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Caroline Voaden vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Caroline Voaden
Caroline Voaden
LD South Devon
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Caroline Voaden and Paul Waugh voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 302 different votes 348 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
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
34 Aye 45 No
Tax 5% aligned 79 shared votes
49 Aye 30 No
4 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 445 of 650
Participation
88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 650
390
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
499
563 eligible divisions
194
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
49.9 % of votes cast
196
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
250
50.1 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

155
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 32 of 650
Appearances
116
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
188
+62.2 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 650
Contributions
139
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£193,283
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£193,283
15 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
7 of 9 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API