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Paul Waugh vs Sir Ashley Fox

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 Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Ashley Fox
Con Bridgwater

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Sir Ashley Fox voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 356 different votes 363 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
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
2 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
39 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 39 No
Tax 0% aligned 88 shared votes
39 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
5 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

88.7 %
16 % above average
Rank 34 of 649
Participation
77.0 %
4 % above average
Rank 268 of 649
510
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
443
575 eligible divisions
256
50.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
198
44.7 % of votes cast
254
49.8 % of votes cast
No votes
245
55.3 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.9 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

132
+54.1 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 650
Appearances
161
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 38 of 650
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 172 of 650
Contributions
246
+107.7 vs Commons average
Rank 82 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
£159,406
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£159,406
30 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Tax
99 of 111 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Housing
27 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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