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Jake Richards vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Jake Richards and Paul Waugh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 368 shared comparable votes.

358 same votes 10 different votes 368 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
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 650
Participation
86.9%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
443
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
553
636 eligible divisions
225
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
50.1% of votes cast
218
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
276
49.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

69
-28.0 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
124
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
290
+120.8 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 650
Contributions
161
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£187,382
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£187,382
17% below 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 33 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
31 of 34 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API