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Darren Jones vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Darren Jones
Darren Jones
Lab Bristol North West
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Darren Jones and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 218 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 0 different votes 218 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 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 22 No
Tax 100% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 516 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,383
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
763
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
620
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
5
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
Appearances
131
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
599
+452.1 vs Commons average
Rank 12 of 650
Contributions
170
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,991,343
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£327,479
45% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
3
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
62 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
142 of 163 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 46 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 44 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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