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Sojan Joseph vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

Sojan Joseph and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 498 shared comparable votes.

497 same votes 1 different votes 498 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
60 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 105 shared votes
60 Aye 45 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
19 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

93.6%
21% above average
Rank 4 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
552
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
276
50.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
276
50.0% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
14
2.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-4.7 vs Commons average
Rank 276 of 649
Appearances
131
+47.3 vs Commons average
Rank 97 of 649
95
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 649
Contributions
166
+20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£158,669
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£158,669
30% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
7
4 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
34 of 34 votes
#2
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
29 of 29 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API