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Paul Waugh vs Dr Neil Hudson

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 Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Hudson
Con Epping Forest

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Dr Neil Hudson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 395 shared comparable votes.

20 same votes 375 different votes 395 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 6 No
NHS / Health 14% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 6 No
Migration 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 7 No
Benefits 9% aligned 22 shared votes
5 Aye 17 No
17 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
40 Aye 56 No
23 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
9 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 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
84.7%
12% above average
Rank 101 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,405
1,658 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
698
49.7% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
707
50.3% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.0% 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
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 260 of 649
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 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
£1,070,160
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£223,469
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
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
Crime / Justice
163 of 174 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
49 of 53 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
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