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Paul Waugh vs Alan Gemmell

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

Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale
vs
Photograph of Alan Gemmell
Alan Gemmell
Lab Central Ayrshire

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Alan Gemmell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 450 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 8 different votes 450 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
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
26 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 53 of 650
Participation
77.6%
5% above average
Rank 257 of 650
552
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
491
633 eligible divisions
276
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
256
52.1% of votes cast
276
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
235
47.9% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
73
-21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
164
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
87
-77.6 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,781
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£170,626
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£170,626
25% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 32 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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