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Paul Waugh vs Peter Dowd

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 Peter Dowd
Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Peter Dowd voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

394 same votes 4 different votes 398 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
55 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
55 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 7 No
Benefits 73% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
55 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 98 shared votes
55 Aye 43 No
20 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
26 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
26 Aye 4 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
69.2%
3% below average
Rank 438 of 650
541
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,664
2,406 eligible divisions
267
49.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
928
55.8% of votes cast
274
50.6% of votes cast
No votes
736
44.2% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

128
+35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
53
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
165
+3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
Contributions
40
-122.0 vs Commons average
Rank 568 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
63 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Work / Employment
67 of 80 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
67 of 82 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
172 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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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Voting source Commons Votes API