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David Mundell vs Darren Paffey

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

Photograph of David Mundell
David Mundell
Con Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
vs
Photograph of Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen

Voting alignment

David Mundell and Darren Paffey voted the same way 7% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

18 same votes 232 different votes 250 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
5 Aye 13 No
Benefits 11% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 41 No
Tax 0% aligned 73 shared votes
41 Aye 32 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.7%
5% below average
Rank 470 of 649
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,609
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
590 eligible divisions
769
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
45.5% of votes cast
840
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
252
54.5% of votes cast
7
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

121
+38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 109 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 425 of 649
123
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
Contributions
63
-80.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£3,330,205
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£330,224
46% above average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Brexit / EU
201 of 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
73 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Migration
130 of 171 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
34 of 48 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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