Compare

Jon Pearce vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Jon Pearce
Jon Pearce
Lab High Peak
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Jon Pearce and Paul Waugh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

420 same votes 8 different votes 428 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
44 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
44 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
44 Aye 41 No
20 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 322 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 53 of 650
471
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
633 eligible divisions
241
51.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
230
48.8% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.0% 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

33
-61.5 vs Commons average
Rank 569 of 650
Appearances
127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
33
-131.6 vs Commons average
Rank 589 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

£186,611
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£186,611
17% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
3
2 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

Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Where they voted the same
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
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API