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Darren Paffey vs Blair McDougall

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 346 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 1 different votes 346 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
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
48 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
12 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 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

78.3%
6% above average
Rank 233 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
462
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
210
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
252
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
52
-31.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Contributions
307
+161.3 vs Commons average
Rank 58 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
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API