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Grahame Morris vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Grahame Morris
Grahame Morris
Lab Easington
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Grahame Morris and Paul Waugh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 486 shared comparable votes.

475 same votes 11 different votes 486 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
63 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
63 Aye 46 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 24 shared votes
19 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 97% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
63 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 109 shared votes
63 Aye 46 No
10 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 293 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
1,828
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
550
631 eligible divisions
986
53.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
49.8% of votes cast
842
46.1% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.2% of votes cast
34
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

27
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 650
Appearances
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 578 of 650
Contributions
164
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,919,746
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£302,235
34% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Defence
66 of 71 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
150 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
49 of 56 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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