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Kate Dearden vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Paul Waugh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

413 same votes 10 different votes 423 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
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
57 Aye 35 No
25 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
25 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

84.8%
12% above average
Rank 94 of 650
Participation
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 53 of 650
537
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
552
633 eligible divisions
264
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
50.0% of votes cast
273
50.8% 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

112
+15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
Appearances
127
+30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
375
+207.8 vs Commons average
Rank 49 of 650
Contributions
164
-3.2 vs Commons average
Rank 215 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
2
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 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