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Darren Paffey vs Mr James Frith

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

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Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen
vs
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Mr James Frith
Lab Bury North

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Mr James Frith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 0 different votes 342 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
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
45 Aye 30 No
7 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
7 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 11 No
Transport 100% aligned 17 shared votes
6 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
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 296 of 649
448
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
436
575 eligible divisions
207
46.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
241
53.8 % of votes cast
No votes
218
50.0 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
9
2.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 649
Appearances
33
-45.1 vs Commons average
Rank 531 of 649
51
-87.6 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 649
Contributions
50
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 498 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
£817,882
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£210,945
7 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 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
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Education
46 of 50 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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