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Darren Paffey vs Chris Ward

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 3 different votes 350 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
51 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
51 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 94 shared votes
51 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
482
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
222
46.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
260
53.9% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.4 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API