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Jim McMahon vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Jim McMahon and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 426 shared comparable votes.

426 same votes 0 different votes 426 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
46 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
46 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
46 Aye 41 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,704
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
952
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
752
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
11
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
10 years, 9 months
Since 3 Dec 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

89
+6.7 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Appearances
129
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
205
+61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£264,252
17% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
2
2 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Education
80 of 96 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 67 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API