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Paul Waugh vs Alex Easton

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 Alex Easton
Alex Easton
Ind North Down

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Alex Easton voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 227 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 197 different votes 227 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
1 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Housing 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 23% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

87.7%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
Participation
43.6%
29% below average
Rank 630 of 649
515
587 eligible divisions
Total votes
256
587 eligible divisions
257
49.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
47.7% of votes cast
258
50.1% of votes cast
No votes
134
52.3% of votes cast
10
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

128
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 90 of 649
Appearances
103
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 649
153
+12.4 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Contributions
132
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 226 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£174,781
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£190,220
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£190,220
16% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Education
27 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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