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Mark Garnier vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Paul Waugh voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 355 different votes 361 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 17 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
15 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
37 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
37 Aye 45 No
Tax 0% aligned 82 shared votes
45 Aye 37 No
12 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 7 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 120 of 650
Participation
88.4 %
16 % above average
Rank 43 of 650
1,962
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
490
554 eligible divisions
959
48.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
243
49.6 % of votes cast
1,003
51.1 % of votes cast
No votes
247
50.4 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

75
+7.2 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
118
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
243
+122.6 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 650
Contributions
142
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 162 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
19
7 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Trade
83 of 88 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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