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Joe Powell vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Joe Powell and Paul Waugh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 439 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 11 different votes 439 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 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 82 shared votes
46 Aye 36 No
20 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
20 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

75.5%
3% above average
Rank 297 of 650
Participation
86.9%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
480
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
553
636 eligible divisions
228
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
50.1% of votes cast
252
52.5% 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

115
+18.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Appearances
125
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
154
-14.9 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
Contributions
162
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£214,410
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£214,410
5% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
6
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#2
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 42 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API