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Darren Paffey vs David Smith

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 David Smith
David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 334 shared comparable votes.

333 same votes 1 different votes 334 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
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
69.7%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
462
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
411
590 eligible divisions
210
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
202
49.1% of votes cast
252
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
209
50.9% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
16
3.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
75
-8.6 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Contributions
101
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 333 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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