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Paul Waugh vs Sojan Joseph

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 Sojan Joseph
Sojan Joseph
Lab Ashford

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Sojan Joseph voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 451 shared comparable votes.

451 same votes 0 different votes 451 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
60 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
60 Aye 42 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
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 102 shared votes
60 Aye 42 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
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 45 of 647
Participation
93.4 %
20 % above average
Rank 10 of 647
470
529 eligible divisions
Total votes
494
529 eligible divisions
239
50.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
256
51.8 % of votes cast
231
49.1 % of votes cast
No votes
238
48.2 % of votes cast
10
2.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

109
+47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 647
Appearances
58
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 647
126
+14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 647
Contributions
73
-38.3 vs Commons average
Rank 343 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
£158,669
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23 % below average
Latest expenses
£158,669
30 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Transport
21 of 21 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Energy
17 of 17 votes
#4
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
21 of 21 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API