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Darren Paffey vs Valerie Vaz

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 338 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 1 different votes 338 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
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
52 Aye 37 No
Tax 100% aligned 89 shared votes
52 Aye 37 No
19 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 13 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
6 Aye 13 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
462
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
210
45.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
252
54.5% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
13
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API