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Sarah Sackman vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Sarah Sackman
Sarah Sackman
Lab Finchley and Golders Green
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Sarah Sackman and Paul Waugh voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 398 shared comparable votes.

387 same votes 11 different votes 398 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
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
50 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 42 shared votes
20 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 29 shared votes
24 Aye 5 No
20 Aye 7 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.6%
4% below average
Rank 447 of 650
Participation
86.9%
15% above average
Rank 54 of 650
436
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
553
636 eligible divisions
225
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
50.1% of votes cast
211
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
276
49.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Appearances
124
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 151 of 650
371
+201.8 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
Contributions
161
-8.2 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£206,246
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£206,246
9% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
14
5 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

Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
#1
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Crime / Justice
60 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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