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Laurence Turner vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Laurence Turner and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 428 shared comparable votes.

428 same votes 0 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
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
51 Aye 41 No
24 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 12 No
Benefits 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

88.6 %
15 % above average
Rank 48 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 648
466
526 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
526 eligible divisions
237
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.2 % of votes cast
229
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.8 % of votes cast
12
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

84
+23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 648
Appearances
107
+46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 70 of 648
140
+30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 648
Contributions
123
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£166,730
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£166,730
26 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API