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Nick Smith vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

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

421 same votes 2 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
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
53 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
53 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

74.9%
2% above average
Rank 313 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,779
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
1,016
57.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
763
42.9% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

95
+12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Appearances
129
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
125
-18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 251 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,595,067
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£251,492
11% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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

Education
89 of 96 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#2
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
177 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API