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Dame Meg Hillier vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 377 shared comparable votes.

377 same votes 0 different votes 377 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 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
55 Aye 33 No
25 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
25 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
same as average
Rank 359 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 648
1,698
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
526 eligible divisions
967
56.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.2 % of votes cast
731
43.1 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.8 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 111 of 648
Appearances
107
+46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 648
120
+11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 648
Contributions
123
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
190 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Education
81 of 95 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Defence
50 of 59 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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