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Paul Waugh vs Seema Malhotra

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 Seema Malhotra
Seema Malhotra
Lab Feltham and Heston

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Seema Malhotra voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 0 different votes 298 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
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
20 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 459 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,619
2,376 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
907
56.0% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.0% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
14 years, 9 months
Since 15 Dec 2011

Debates

131
+47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 650
Appearances
63
-20.6 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 650
166
+20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 650
Contributions
335
+189.3 vs Commons average
Rank 51 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
£2,697,495
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£252,817
12% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
60 of 71 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
143 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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