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Darren Paffey vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 404 shared comparable votes.

397 same votes 7 different votes 404 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
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
44 Aye 37 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
12 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 11 No
Benefits 100% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
Participation
83.3%
11% above average
Rank 127 of 650
484
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
527
633 eligible divisions
224
46.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
261
49.5% of votes cast
260
53.7% of votes cast
No votes
266
50.5% of votes cast
13
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
7
-89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
91
-76.2 vs Commons average
Rank 417 of 650
Contributions
7
-160.2 vs Commons average
Rank 628 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
31 of 32 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API