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Dr Lauren Sullivan vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Dr Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Dr Lauren Sullivan and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 427 shared comparable votes.

427 same votes 0 different votes 427 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
59 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
59 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
59 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 647
Participation
88.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 647
476
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
537 eligible divisions
254
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.6 % of votes cast
222
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
234
49.4 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 647
Appearances
112
+49.1 vs Commons average
Rank 68 of 647
62
-50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Contributions
132
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£154,312
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£154,312
32 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
6
3 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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API