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Paul Waugh vs Steve Reed

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Steve Reed voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 257 shared comparable votes.

254 same votes 3 different votes 257 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
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 8 No
Benefits 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

87.2%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
Participation
61.9%
10% below average
Rank 554 of 650
550
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,496
2,417 eligible divisions
274
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
870
58.2% of votes cast
276
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
626
41.8% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
13 years, 11 months
Since 29 Nov 2012

Debates

127
+32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 650
Appearances
46
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
164
-0.6 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 650
Contributions
410
+245.4 vs Commons average
Rank 40 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
£2,494,265
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£293,477
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Trade
70 of 94 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API