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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

350 same votes 0 different votes 350 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
29 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 647
Participation
88.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 647
1,765
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
537 eligible divisions
989
56.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.6 % of votes cast
776
44.0 % of votes cast
No votes
234
49.4 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

76
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 647
Appearances
113
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 647
103
-10.8 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 647
Contributions
134
+20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Work / Employment
65 of 75 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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