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Chris McDonald vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Chris McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Chris McDonald and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 421 shared comparable votes.

421 same votes 0 different votes 421 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
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
55 Aye 37 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
9 Aye 21 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
450
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
575 eligible divisions
223
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.2 % of votes cast
227
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
254
49.8 % of votes cast
10
2.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
408
+269.7 vs Commons average
Rank 33 of 650
Contributions
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£217,932
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£217,932
4 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
5
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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