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Liz Twist vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 445 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 0 different votes 445 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
52 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
52 Aye 42 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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

84.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 647
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 647
1,737
2,060 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
529 eligible divisions
955
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
50.9 % of votes cast
782
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
231
49.1 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
+3.5 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 647
Appearances
108
+46.5 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 647
80
-30.5 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 647
Contributions
125
+14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
3
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 43 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 71 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
147 of 161 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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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