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Darren Paffey vs Kit Malthouse

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 Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse
Con North West Hampshire

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Kit Malthouse voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 328 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 321 different votes 328 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 5 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
52 Aye 39 No
Tax 1% aligned 91 shared votes
38 Aye 53 No
12 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
8 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 76 of 650
438
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,023
2,349 eligible divisions
201
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
966
47.8 % of votes cast
237
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,057
52.2 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
20
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
74
+3.1 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
57
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
119
-6.8 vs Commons average
Rank 216 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
£2,190,913
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£293,019
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Trade
86 of 89 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
162 of 169 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
61 of 66 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Motion to sit in private 7 Mar 2025
Tax
No
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