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Paul Waugh vs Sir Mel Stride

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 Mel Stride
Sir Mel Stride
Con Central Devon

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Sir Mel Stride voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 280 shared comparable votes.

3 same votes 277 different votes 280 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
1 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 35 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
35 Aye 34 No
10 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 8 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 650
Participation
78.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 244 of 650
499
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,837
2,349 eligible divisions
249
49.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
891
48.5 % of votes cast
250
50.1 % of votes cast
No votes
946
51.5 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

116
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
Appearances
29
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 of 650
139
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650
Contributions
48
-77.8 vs Commons average
Rank 487 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
£2,344,654
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£236,671
5 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
17
6 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
157 of 169 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API