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Paul Waugh vs Torsten Bell

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


Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Torsten Bell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 410 shared comparable votes.

399 same votes 11 different votes 410 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
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
56 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
56 Aye 38 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
28 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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
71.9%
same as average
Rank 382 of 650
553
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
636 eligible divisions
277
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
246
53.8% of votes cast
276
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
211
46.2% of votes cast
11
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

124
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
161
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
238
+68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 131 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
£152,220
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£152,220
33% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 32 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
9 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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