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Jayne Kirkham vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Jayne Kirkham
Jayne Kirkham
Lab Truro and Falmouth
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Jayne Kirkham and Paul Waugh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 475 shared comparable votes.

465 same votes 10 different votes 475 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
58 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
58 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 99 shared votes
58 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

83.0%
11% above average
Rank 132 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
524
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
550
631 eligible divisions
263
50.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
274
49.8% of votes cast
261
49.8% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.2% 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

272
+177.5 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Appearances
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
325
+160.4 vs Commons average
Rank 66 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

£143,536
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£143,536
37% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
48 of 50 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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. 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
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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