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Darren Paffey vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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
vs
Photograph of Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 365 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 0 different votes 365 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 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 84 shared votes
45 Aye 39 No
17 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

77.6 %
5 % above average
Rank 252 of 649
Participation
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 282 of 649
441
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,636 eligible divisions
204
46.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
668
53.6 % of votes cast
237
53.7 % of votes cast
No votes
579
46.4 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

45
-30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 649
Appearances
13
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 649
57
-76.3 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649
Contributions
13
-120.3 vs Commons average
Rank 612 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
139 of 152 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Education
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 44 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
Work / Employment
57 of 65 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 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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
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