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Dame Siobhain McDonagh vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Dame Siobhain McDonagh and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 318 shared comparable votes.

317 same votes 1 different votes 318 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
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
34 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

55.2%
17% below average
Rank 606 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,312
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
749
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
563
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
21
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

40
-43.7 vs Commons average
Rank 505 of 649
Appearances
131
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 649
Contributions
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£292,669
29% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
9
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
147 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Transport
64 of 95 votes
#2
Education
64 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Trade
59 of 91 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API