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Darren Paffey vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Helen Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 376 shared comparable votes.

376 same votes 0 different votes 376 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
52 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
52 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 95 shared votes
52 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 14 No
Transport 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

77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 252 of 649
Participation
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 211 of 649
441
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,870
2,354 eligible divisions
204
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
55.3 % of votes cast
237
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
835
44.7 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

45
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 440 of 649
Appearances
94
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
57
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
127
-5.7 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
Defence
62 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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