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Paul Waugh vs Michelle Welsh

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


Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Michelle Welsh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 460 shared comparable votes.

449 same votes 11 different votes 460 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
66 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
66 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 106 shared votes
66 Aye 40 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% 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

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 53 of 650
Participation
82.1%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
552
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
633 eligible divisions
276
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
50.6% of votes cast
276
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
257
49.4% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
62
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
164
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
73
-91.6 vs Commons average
Rank 464 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
£179,455
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£179,455
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

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