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Darren Paffey vs Alison McGovern

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Alison McGovern voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

332 same votes 9 different votes 341 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
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
45 Aye 33 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
11 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
7 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
Participation
70.3%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
487
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,702
2,422 eligible divisions
225
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
943
55.4% of votes cast
262
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
759
44.6% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
80
-17.0 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
96
-73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
573
+403.8 vs Commons average
Rank 19 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
£2,989,850
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£303,304
34% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API