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Paul Waugh vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

88.3 %
15 % above average
Rank 49 of 647
Participation
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 291 of 647
474
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,770
2,323 eligible divisions
240
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
57.1 % of votes cast
234
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
760
42.9 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

112
+48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 72 of 647
Appearances
26
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 542 of 647
133
+19.4 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 647
Contributions
63
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 404 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£174,781
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
58 of 66 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
77 of 88 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API