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Darren Paffey vs Alex Baker

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

Photograph of Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen
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Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Alex Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 351 shared comparable votes.

351 same votes 0 different votes 351 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
46 Aye 35 No
21 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 249 of 649
Participation
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 253 of 649
448
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
447
575 eligible divisions
207
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
54.1 % of votes cast
241
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
205
45.9 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

43
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 475 of 649
Appearances
70
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
54
-83.6 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 649
Contributions
94
-43.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,934
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23 % below average
1
1 registered category
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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