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Darren Paffey vs Gareth Thomas

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

294 same votes 9 different votes 303 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
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
8 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 490 of 650
487
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,610
2,422 eligible divisions
225
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
909
56.5% of votes cast
262
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
701
43.5% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 482 of 650
96
-73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
58
-111.2 vs Commons average
Rank 519 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
61 of 82 votes
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#5
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API