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Sarah Smith vs Paul Waugh

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

324 same votes 0 different votes 324 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

61.5 %
11 % below average
Rank 564 of 650
Participation
88.6 %
16 % above average
Rank 40 of 650
346
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
499
563 eligible divisions
184
53.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
249
49.9 % of votes cast
162
46.8 % of votes cast
No votes
250
50.1 % of votes cast
13
3.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 650
Appearances
116
+45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 87 of 650
67
-58.8 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
139
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 178 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14 % below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23 % below average
2
2 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

Trade
4 of 5 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
24 of 33 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Tax
80 of 111 votes
#5
Migration
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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