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Catherine Atkinson vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Catherine Atkinson
Catherine Atkinson
Lab Derby North
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Catherine Atkinson and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 412 shared comparable votes.

412 same votes 0 different votes 412 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
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
26 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
26 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
19 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 200 of 650
Participation
88.5 %
16 % above average
Rank 42 of 650
447
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
558 eligible divisions
233
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
247
50.0 % of votes cast
214
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
247
50.0 % of votes cast
13
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

87
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Appearances
117
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 650
166
+41.2 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Contributions
141
+16.2 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£207,563
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£207,563
8 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
4
2 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

Migration
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
23 of 26 votes
#5
Migration
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API