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James Naish vs Paul Waugh

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

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James Naish
Lab Rushcliffe
vs
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Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

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

393 same votes 1 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
52 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 96 shared votes
52 Aye 44 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 350 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
422
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
575 eligible divisions
210
49.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.2 % of votes cast
212
50.2 % of votes cast
No votes
254
49.8 % of votes cast
9
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

151
+73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 52 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Contributions
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£186,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£186,058
18 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
16
6 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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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