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Member of Parliament

Paul Waugh

Lab Labour (Co-op) Rochdale ID 5071
Parliamentary Constituency
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Paul has voted in 88.7 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. Paul has voted against the party's recorded majority 10 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 510 of 575 eligible divisions (88.7 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

510

Total votes

256

Aye

254

No

10

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 256 / Noes 254

Divisions

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Division Vote
Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Education Tax
No
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
Transport
Aye
Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
Transport
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Third Reading
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 20
Democracy / Parliament
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
Democracy / Parliament
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1
Democracy / Parliament
No
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: Amendment 25
Democracy / Parliament
No
Budget Resolution No. 44: Rates of alcohol duty
Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 36: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases on or after 1 April 2025)
Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 35: Stamp duty land tax (additional dwellings: purchases before 1 April 2025)
Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 34: Value added tax (private school fees)
Education Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect)
Energy Tax
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure)
Energy Tax
Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Housing 31/31 (100 %)
Devolution / Local Government 24/24 (100 %)
Energy 20/20 (100 %)
Migration 13/13 (100 %)
Digital / Online Safety 11/11 (100 %)

Lowest topic participation

Democracy / Parliament 7/10 (70 %)
Crime / Justice 44/62 (71 %)
Work / Employment 30/39 (77 %)
Trade 6/7 (86 %)
Transport 25/29 (86 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has Paul Waugh voted in?

Paul Waugh has recorded votes in 510 of 575 eligible Commons divisions (88.7 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has Paul Waugh voted against their party?

Paul Waugh has voted against the party majority 10 times in the imported division data. Source