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Matthew Patrick vs Paul Waugh

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

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Matthew Patrick
Lab Wirral West
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Matthew Patrick and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 423 shared comparable votes.

423 same votes 0 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
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
54 Aye 40 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 186 of 649
Participation
88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
465
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
510
575 eligible divisions
229
49.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
50.2 % of votes cast
236
50.8 % of votes cast
No votes
254
49.8 % of votes cast
8
1.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

28
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Appearances
132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
95
-43.3 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 650
Contributions
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,976
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£174,976
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
0
0 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Education
44 of 50 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
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