Paul Waugh
- Constituency
- Rochdale
- Region
- England
- Member since
- 4 July 2024
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