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Paul Waugh vs Jeremy Corbyn

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
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Jeremy Corbyn
YP Islington North

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Jeremy Corbyn voted the same way 59% of the time, based on 270 shared comparable votes.

160 same votes 110 different votes 270 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
17 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 4 No
Energy 77% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 75% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
28 Aye 14 No
Tax 62% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 10 No
Benefits 27% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 7 No
Education 40% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 7 No
Housing 44% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 12 No
Defence 54% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 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
62.3%
10% below average
Rank 553 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,481
2,376 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
822
55.5% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.5% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
43 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

131
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
135
+51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 649
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 149 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
£2,714,849
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£284,788
26% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
29
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Migration
144 of 171 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
172 of 211 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
51 of 67 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 77 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
48 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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 rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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