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Mark Garnier vs Darren Paffey

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
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Photograph of Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Darren Paffey voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 343 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 335 different votes 343 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 14 No
Benefits 12% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 38 shared votes
13 Aye 25 No
38 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 84 shared votes
46 Aye 38 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 9 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
14 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
2,018
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
482
631 eligible divisions
984
48.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
222
46.1% of votes cast
1,034
51.2% of votes cast
No votes
260
53.9% of votes cast
25
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.7% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Appearances
79
-15.6 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
126
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
91
-73.8 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15% above average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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
211 of 212 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
89 of 94 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Migration
152 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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