Compare

Paul Waugh vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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 Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 386 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 377 different votes 386 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
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
14 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 40 shared votes
20 Aye 20 No
59 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
37 Aye 59 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 96 shared votes
37 Aye 59 No
22 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 35 shared votes
13 Aye 22 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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 44 of 647
Participation
78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 241 of 647
483
547 eligible divisions
Total votes
428
547 eligible divisions
242
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
186
43.5 % of votes cast
241
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
242
56.5 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

117
+50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
82
+15.8 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 650
141
+23.2 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
104
-13.8 vs Commons average
Rank 244 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£174,781
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 27 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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