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Paul Waugh vs Emily Thornberry

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


Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

277 same votes 7 different votes 284 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
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
39 Aye 32 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
23 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.9%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
Participation
61.6%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
553
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,422 eligible divisions
277
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
276
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

125
+29.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 650
Appearances
87
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 289 of 650
162
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Contributions
123
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 325 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
33 of 33 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 68 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API