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Paul Waugh vs Hannah Spencer

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 Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Hannah Spencer voted the same way 48% of the time, based on 86 shared comparable votes.

41 same votes 45 different votes 86 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
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 3 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 0 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 6 No
Tax 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
1 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
1 Aye 12 No
Defence 46% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 0 No
Education 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 650
Participation
79.8 %
7 % above average
Rank 203 of 650
499
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
103
129 eligible divisions
249
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
45
43.7 % of votes cast
250
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
58
56.3 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
4 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

116
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
Appearances
31
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
139
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
Contributions
31
-94.8 vs Commons average
Rank 552 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Education
14 of 15 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
21 of 24 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
7 of 8 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API