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Darren Paffey vs David Baines

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and David Baines voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 2 different votes 366 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
51 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
21 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 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
68.1%
4% below average
Rank 454 of 650
482
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
430
631 eligible divisions
222
46.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
48.8% of votes cast
260
53.9% of votes cast
No votes
220
51.2% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.5% 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
25
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 650
90
-74.5 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Contributions
26
-138.5 vs Commons average
Rank 606 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
£136,662
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£136,662
40% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API