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Darren Paffey vs Michael Payne

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Michael Payne voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 393 shared comparable votes.

380 same votes 13 different votes 393 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
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
62 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 104 shared votes
62 Aye 42 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
10 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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
75.5%
3% above average
Rank 298 of 650
487
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
480
636 eligible divisions
225
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
251
52.3% of votes cast
262
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
229
47.7% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
Appearances
28
-69.0 vs Commons average
Rank 590 of 650
96
-73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Contributions
31
-138.2 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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
Housing
33 of 33 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
48 of 50 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Work / Employment
40 of 42 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#5
Tax
111 of 122 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API