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Helen Hayes vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 0 different votes 394 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
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

79.5 %
6 % above average
Rank 225 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 648
1,838
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
526 eligible divisions
1,022
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.2 % of votes cast
816
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.8 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648
Appearances
107
+46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 648
100
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 222 of 648
Contributions
123
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
62 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Transport
77 of 87 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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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