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Darren Paffey vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

363 same votes 1 different votes 364 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
49 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
49 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
49 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.3%
6% above average
Rank 233 of 649
Participation
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
462
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
210
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
252
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
Contributions
93
-52.9 vs Commons average
Rank 362 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API