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Paul Waugh vs James Wild

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 James Wild
James Wild
Con North West Norfolk

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and James Wild voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

9 same votes 351 different votes 360 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 7 No
Benefits 10% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
37 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 37 No
Tax 0% aligned 85 shared votes
37 Aye 48 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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
85.9%
13% above average
Rank 78 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,425
1,658 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
709
49.8% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
716
50.2% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.9% 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
133
+49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 93 of 649
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
244
+98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 91 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
£985,585
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£228,734
1% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Trade
51 of 53 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Defence
66 of 70 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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: 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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