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Dr Caroline Johnson vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Dr Caroline Johnson and Paul Waugh voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

22 same votes 353 different votes 375 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
8 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 3 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 17 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
15 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

82.9%
10% above average
Rank 138 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,836
2,216 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
896
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
940
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
10
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 9 months
Since 8 Dec 2016
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 649
Appearances
129
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
402
+258.5 vs Commons average
Rank 36 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£229,187
1% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
154 of 164 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Trade
82 of 89 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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