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Rushanara Ali vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 402 shared comparable votes.

402 same votes 0 different votes 402 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
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 34 No
Tax 100% aligned 88 shared votes
54 Aye 34 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 648
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 47 of 648
1,759
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
467
526 eligible divisions
1,008
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
239
51.2 % of votes cast
751
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
228
48.8 % of votes cast
18
1.0 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 648
Appearances
109
+48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 69 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 648
Contributions
125
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 161 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#3
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 17 votes
Trade
77 of 88 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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