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Paul Waugh vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 419 shared comparable votes.

419 same votes 0 different votes 419 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
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
52 Aye 32 No
25 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
25 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 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
77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 257 of 647
474
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,292
1,659 eligible divisions
240
50.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
679
52.6 % of votes cast
234
49.4 % of votes cast
No votes
613
47.4 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
1.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 2 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

112
+48.4 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 647
Appearances
34
-29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 647
132
+18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 647
Contributions
44
-69.8 vs Commons average
Rank 495 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 38 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#3
Education
60 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
134 of 152 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 of 66 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
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API