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Darren Paffey vs Catherine West

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Catherine West voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 312 shared comparable votes.

305 same votes 7 different votes 312 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
35 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
35 Aye 37 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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
74.0%
2% above average
Rank 330 of 650
487
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,792
2,422 eligible divisions
225
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
970
54.1% of votes cast
262
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
822
45.9% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

80
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
Appearances
58
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 452 of 650
92
-75.1 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Contributions
69
-98.1 vs Commons average
Rank 485 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Education
86 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API