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Darren Paffey vs Richard Baker

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 Richard Baker
Richard Baker
Lab Glenrothes and Mid Fife

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Richard Baker voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 364 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 0 different votes 364 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
47 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
47 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
47 Aye 40 No
16 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
16 Aye 23 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 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
74.2%
2% above average
Rank 329 of 649
462
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
438
590 eligible divisions
210
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
48.2% of votes cast
252
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
227
51.8% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
3.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 649
Appearances
55
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 649
68
-77.9 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
Contributions
69
-76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 449 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
£179,133
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£179,133
21% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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