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Afzal Khan vs Darren Paffey

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

Photograph of Afzal Khan
Afzal Khan
Lab Manchester Rusholme
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Photograph of Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen

Voting alignment

Afzal Khan and Darren Paffey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 372 shared comparable votes.

372 same votes 0 different votes 372 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
46 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
46 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
46 Aye 41 No
22 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
10 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 230 of 649
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,665
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
590 eligible divisions
927
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
45.5% of votes cast
738
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
252
54.5% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-45.7 vs Commons average
Rank 515 of 649
Appearances
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
42
-103.9 vs Commons average
Rank 540 of 649
Contributions
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,767,463
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£247,867
10% above average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Housing
52 of 55 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
48 of 52 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
44 of 49 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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