Paul Waugh

Paul Waugh

Labour (Co-op) Sitting member
Constituency
Rochdale
Region
England
Member since
4 July 2024

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This parliament

Voting participation
88%
Debates contributed to
270
Registered interests
5
Declared value
£11,508

Record last updated 23 Sep 2026

Paul Waugh is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Rochdale, elected to the current parliament on 5 July 2024. He holds the government post of Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Education. In voting, he has cast 518 votes out of 587 eligible divisions, achieving an 88% participation rate, which places him in the top 10% of MPs by voting participation and the top 25% of Labour (Co-op) MPs and MPs elected in 2024 by votes cast. In debate, he has made 335 contributions across 270 debates out of 11,703 eligible debates, placing him in the top 25% of MPs by debate participation and the top 25% of MPs elected in 2024 by debate contributions, with his contributions focusing on Foreign Affairs & Defence, Other/Procedural, and Justice & Law topics.

Summary generated on 18/09/2026 (View details)

VOTING PARTICIPATION

518 / 587

88.25%

Ranked #50 of 654 MPs (93th percentile)

DEBATE CONTRIBUTIONS

270 / 11739

335 total contributions

Ranked #81 of 654 MPs (88th percentile)

REGISTERED INTERESTS

5

£11,508.00

£

Ranked #438 of 654 MPs (33th percentile)

PARLIAMENTARY RECORD

Paul Waugh is the Labour (Co-op) MP for Rochdale, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

Constituencies

  • Rochdale Jul 2024 – present

Posts held

  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education) Jul 2026 – present