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Paul Waugh vs Matt Rodda

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 Matt Rodda
Matt Rodda
Lab Reading Central

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Matt Rodda voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 488 shared comparable votes.

486 same votes 2 different votes 488 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
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
28 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
28 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 35 No
Tax 99% aligned 93 shared votes
57 Aye 36 No
27 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
20 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 650
Participation
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 158 of 650
541
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,760
2,151 eligible divisions
267
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
955
54.3% of votes cast
274
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
805
45.7% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

128
+34.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Appearances
94
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
165
+1.5 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650
Contributions
120
-43.5 vs Commons average
Rank 331 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
£1,641,237
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£254,181
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
78 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
52 of 55 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Education
70 of 76 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
70 of 76 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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