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Darren Paffey vs Yvette Cooper

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


Voting alignment

Darren Paffey and Yvette Cooper voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 158 shared comparable votes.

155 same votes 3 different votes 158 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
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
17 Aye 6 No
Tax 100% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 100% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 7 No
Benefits 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 100% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

76.6%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
Participation
62.7%
10% below average
Rank 545 of 650
487
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,518
2,422 eligible divisions
225
46.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
869
57.2% of votes cast
262
53.8% of votes cast
No votes
649
42.8% 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
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

79
-16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 650
Appearances
92
-3.6 vs Commons average
Rank 259 of 650
91
-75.4 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Contributions
1,159
+992.6 vs Commons average
Rank 3 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
£2,905,570
all imported IPSA years
£200,934
11% below average
Latest expenses
£284,172
26% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Migration
149 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
177 of 212 votes
Migration
12 of 13 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
Benefits
29 of 32 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 94 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API