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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.


Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Ruth Jones voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 454 shared comparable votes.

453 same votes 1 different votes 454 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
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 36 No
Tax 99% aligned 88 shared votes
53 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
26 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 20 No
Defence 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
7 years, 5 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

129
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 406 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API