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Paul Waugh vs Dr Luke Evans

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 Dr Luke Evans
Dr Luke Evans
Con Hinckley and Bosworth

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Dr Luke Evans voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 399 different votes 409 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 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
59 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
38 Aye 59 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 38 No
Tax 0% aligned 97 shared votes
38 Aye 59 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 30 shared votes
5 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 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
85.5%
13% above average
Rank 83 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,418
1,658 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
690
48.7% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
728
51.3% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

131
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
168
+84.3 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 649
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
354
+208.1 vs Commons average
Rank 46 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
£1,271,955
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£289,674
28% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 154 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
50 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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 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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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