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Darren Paffey vs David Reed

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
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David Reed
Con Exmouth and Exeter East

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and David Reed voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

23 same votes 260 different votes 283 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
1 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 29% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 5 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 11% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 76 shared votes
33 Aye 43 No
13 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
Energy 0% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 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
62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
462
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
368
590 eligible divisions
210
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
188
51.1% of votes cast
252
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
180
48.9% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-29.2 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
Appearances
120
+37.8 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 649
63
-80.3 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Contributions
179
+35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£195,694
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£195,694
13% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
4 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
18 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 20 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
80 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
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