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Paul Waugh vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

373 same votes 1 different votes 374 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
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
57 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
57 Aye 38 No
26 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
16 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
518
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
258
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
260
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

131
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£174,781
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£174,781
23% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
67 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API