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Fred Thomas vs Darren Paffey

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


Voting alignment

Fred Thomas and Darren Paffey voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 9 different votes 336 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
59 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
59 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 92 shared votes
59 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 9 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

68.7%
4% below average
Rank 441 of 650
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 271 of 650
437
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
636 eligible divisions
255
58.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
225
46.2% of votes cast
182
41.6% of votes cast
No votes
262
53.8% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Appearances
82
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 650
79
-90.2 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 650
Contributions
96
-73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£225,625
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£225,625
same as average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
32 of 33 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 10 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Tax
98 of 122 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API