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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.

Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale
vs
Photograph of Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Paul Waugh and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 0 different votes 363 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

88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 39 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
503
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,810
2,354 eligible divisions
253
50.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,022
56.5 % of votes cast
250
49.7 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.5 % of votes cast
10
2.0 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

131
+55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 649
Appearances
31
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 533 of 649
157
+23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 649
Contributions
15
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
3
3 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
31 of 31 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Migration
11 of 11 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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