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Paul Waugh vs Steve Witherden

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


Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Steve Witherden voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 449 shared comparable votes.

436 same votes 13 different votes 449 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
59 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
59 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
26 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
26 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 6 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
59 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
59 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

86.9%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
Participation
80.3%
8% above average
Rank 190 of 650
553
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
511
636 eligible divisions
277
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
51.5% of votes cast
276
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
248
48.5% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

125
+28.1 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650
Appearances
66
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 400 of 650
162
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 228 of 650
Contributions
86
-82.9 vs Commons average
Rank 443 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
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
2
2 registered categories
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
33 of 33 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API