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Darren Paffey vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 272 different votes 277 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
6 Aye 8 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 31 No
Tax 0% aligned 72 shared votes
31 Aye 41 No
8 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 0% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

77.8 %
5 % above average
Rank 251 of 650
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 423 of 650
438
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,655
2,349 eligible divisions
201
45.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
768
46.4 % of votes cast
237
54.1 % of votes cast
No votes
887
53.6 % of votes cast
12
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

44
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
Appearances
53
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 373 of 650
57
-68.8 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11 % below average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
16
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
Brexit / EU
197 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
10 of 11 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Tax
100 of 111 votes
#5
Education
72 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
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 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API