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Paul Waugh vs Mr James Frith

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 Mr James Frith
Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Mr James Frith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 403 shared comparable votes.

403 same votes 0 different votes 403 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
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
49 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 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
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 650
499
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
425
563 eligible divisions
249
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
211
49.6 % of votes cast
250
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
214
50.4 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

116
+45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
Appearances
28
-43.0 vs Commons average
Rank 546 of 650
139
+13.0 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
Contributions
39
-87.0 vs Commons average
Rank 526 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Education
45 of 49 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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