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Paul Waugh vs Olivia Bailey

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 Olivia Bailey
Olivia Bailey
Lab Reading West and Mid Berkshire

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Olivia Bailey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 380 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 0 different votes 380 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
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
13 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 364 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
429
590 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
213
49.7% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
216
50.3% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

131
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
70
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 649
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
216
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 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
£210,175
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£210,175
7% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Education
43 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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