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Darren Paffey vs Alicia Kearns

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
vs
Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 257 different votes 265 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
2 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 27 No
Tax 2% aligned 63 shared votes
26 Aye 37 No
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
70.8 %
2 % below average
Rank 411 of 650
438
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,155
1,631 eligible divisions
201
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
572
49.5 % of votes cast
237
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
583
50.5 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
25
2.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

44
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
104
+33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 107 of 650
57
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
157
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 152 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,934
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
3 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
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
143 of 173 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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