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Darren Paffey vs Matt Bishop

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Matt Bishop voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 275 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 4 different votes 275 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 6 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

76.4%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
Participation
53.9%
18% below average
Rank 610 of 650
482
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
340
631 eligible divisions
222
46.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
162
47.6% of votes cast
260
53.9% of votes cast
No votes
178
52.4% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

78
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 650
Appearances
35
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650
90
-74.6 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650
Contributions
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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
£157,583
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£157,583
30% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Tax
85 of 121 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Trade
7 of 10 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Energy
13 of 20 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
9 of 14 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API