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Darren Paffey vs Mike Martin

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
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Photograph of Mike Martin
Mike Martin
LD Tunbridge Wells

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Mike Martin voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 228 different votes 276 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 7 No
Housing 35% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
40 Aye 27 No
Tax 4% aligned 67 shared votes
30 Aye 37 No
7 Aye 8 No
Defence 7% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 8% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

77.9%
5% above average
Rank 249 of 649
Participation
58.4%
14% below average
Rank 584 of 649
448
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
336
575 eligible divisions
207
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
186
55.4% of votes cast
241
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
150
44.6% of votes cast
12
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 479 of 650
Appearances
111
+32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
51
-88.0 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 191 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
£164,314
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£164,314
27% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
41
5 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Education
42 of 50 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API