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Darren Paffey vs Dame Meg Hillier

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 Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Dame Meg Hillier voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 345 shared comparable votes.

345 same votes 0 different votes 345 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 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
51 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

77.9 %
5 % above average
Rank 249 of 649
Participation
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
448
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
207
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
983
56.8 % of votes cast
241
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
748
43.2 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

42
-36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 485 of 649
Appearances
112
+33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 649
51
-88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 649
Contributions
151
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£200,934
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£274,096
21 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
2 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Education
82 of 96 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
Benefits
66 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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