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Darren Paffey vs Taiwo Owatemi

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 Taiwo Owatemi
Taiwo Owatemi
Lab Coventry North West

Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Taiwo Owatemi voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 311 shared comparable votes.

311 same votes 0 different votes 311 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
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
48 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
48 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 17 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
6 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 649
462
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,237
1,658 eligible divisions
210
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
659
53.3% of votes cast
252
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
578
46.7% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
5
-78.6 vs Commons average
Rank 631 of 650
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Contributions
5
-140.7 vs Commons average
Rank 629 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
£1,264,566
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£280,621
24% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
152 of 174 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
46 of 55 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
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API