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Darren Paffey vs Michael Shanks

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

First MP

Second MP

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 303 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 0 different votes 303 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

38 Aye 34 No

Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes

38 Aye 34 No

19 Aye 10 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes

19 Aye 10 No

11 Aye 13 No

Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes

11 Aye 13 No

7 Aye 17 No

Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes

7 Aye 17 No

10 Aye 10 No

Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes

10 Aye 10 No

Most different by topic

38 Aye 34 No

Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes

38 Aye 34 No

19 Aye 10 No

Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes

19 Aye 10 No

11 Aye 13 No

Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes

11 Aye 13 No

7 Aye 17 No

Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes

7 Aye 17 No

10 Aye 10 No

Education 100% aligned 20 shared votes

10 Aye 10 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

64.4%

8% below average

Rank 525 of 649

462

590 eligible divisions

Total votes

501

778 eligible divisions

210

45.5% of votes cast

Aye votes

236

47.1% of votes cast

252

54.5% of votes cast

No votes

265

52.9% of votes cast

2.8% of votes cast

Against party

1.0% of votes cast

2 years, 3 months

Since 4 Jul 2024

Commons service

3 years, 0 months

Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

-26.6 vs Commons average

Rank 401 of 650

Appearances

100

+16.4 vs Commons average

Rank 169 of 650

-77.7 vs Commons average

Rank 451 of 650

Contributions

408

+262.3 vs Commons average

Rank 34 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

£340,820

all imported IPSA years

£200,934

11% below average

Latest expenses

£272,859

21% above average

1 registered category

Registered interests

1 registered category

matched sponsored bills

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament

14 of 14 votes

Trade

13 of 14 votes

NHS / Health

11 of 11 votes

Benefits

27 of 31 votes

Migration

12 of 13 votes

Work / Employment

38 of 45 votes

Digital / Online Safety

10 of 11 votes

Defence

28 of 34 votes

Benefits

27 of 30 votes

Energy

20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026

Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026

Housing

Aye

Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026