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Luke Taylor vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Luke Taylor
Luke Taylor
LD Sutton and Cheam
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Luke Taylor and Paul Waugh voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

53 same votes 290 different votes 343 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 15 No
Housing 30% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
37 Aye 26 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 20 No
Education 5% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 8 No
Defence 9% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

66.6%
6% below average
Rank 489 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
393
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
219
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
174
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

92
+8.3 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
Appearances
131
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
126
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 649
Contributions
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£179,501
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£179,501
21% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
27 of 32 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
42 of 50 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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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