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Darren Paffey vs Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

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 Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Con Solihull West and Shirley

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 328 different votes 336 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
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 29% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
11 Aye 6 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
36 Aye 54 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 36 No
Tax 0% aligned 90 shared votes
36 Aye 54 No
10 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 650
Participation
78.0 %
5 % above average
Rank 251 of 650
433
558 eligible divisions
Total votes
435
558 eligible divisions
199
46.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
191
43.9 % of votes cast
234
54.0 % of votes cast
No votes
244
56.1 % of votes cast
12
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
15
3.4 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

46
-23.8 vs Commons average
Rank 410 of 650
Appearances
89
+19.2 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
59
-64.9 vs Commons average
Rank 438 of 650
Contributions
111
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 228 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
£202,248
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£202,248
11 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Tax
96 of 108 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
29 of 33 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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