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Paul Waugh vs Rebecca Long 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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

443 same votes 10 different votes 453 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
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
25 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
25 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Benefits 78% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 16 No
Education 97% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
39 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
39 Aye 34 No
18 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
18 Aye 22 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
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 650
552
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,858
2,419 eligible divisions
276
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.1% of votes cast
276
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
835
44.9% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
164
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 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
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (d) 23 Jul 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API