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Paul Waugh vs Blake Stephenson

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

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Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale
vs
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Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 384 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 364 different votes 384 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
3 Aye 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
52 Aye 40 No
Tax 1% aligned 92 shared votes
39 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

131
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
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