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Paul Waugh vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 416 shared comparable votes.

416 same votes 0 different votes 416 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
55 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
55 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 85 shared votes
55 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
24 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
23 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

88.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 647
Participation
86.2 %
13 % above average
Rank 81 of 647
474
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
463
537 eligible divisions
240
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
236
51.0 % of votes cast
234
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
227
49.0 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+47.9 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 647
Appearances
52
-11.1 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 647
131
+18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 647
Contributions
67
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£174,781
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below average
1
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API