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Paul Waugh vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 418 shared comparable votes.

418 same votes 0 different votes 418 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
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
52 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
52 Aye 28 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 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
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 308 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,785
2,376 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
57.4% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
760
42.6% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

129
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Contributions
29
-114.5 vs Commons average
Rank 577 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
62 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Education
83 of 96 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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