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Richard Quigley vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Richard Quigley
Richard Quigley
Lab Isle of Wight West
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Richard Quigley and Paul Waugh voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

450 same votes 3 different votes 453 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
55 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
55 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 12 No
Benefits 89% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
55 Aye 46 No
Tax 100% aligned 101 shared votes
55 Aye 46 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
Participation
87.3%
15% above average
Rank 51 of 650
497
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
541
620 eligible divisions
229
46.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
267
49.4% of votes cast
268
53.9% of votes cast
No votes
274
50.6% of votes cast
13
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

66
-24.6 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 650
Appearances
125
+34.4 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
91
-66.6 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 650
Contributions
162
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 204 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£171,447
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£171,447
24% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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

Defence
34 of 34 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API