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Mike Kane vs Darren Paffey

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
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Photograph of Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Darren Paffey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 298 shared comparable votes.

298 same votes 0 different votes 298 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
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
21 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.5 %
1 % below average
Rank 376 of 648
Participation
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 648
1,677
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
526 eligible divisions
961
57.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
191
47.0 % of votes cast
716
42.7 % of votes cast
No votes
215
53.0 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.0 % of votes cast
12 years, 3 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

35
-25.4 vs Commons average
Rank 456 of 648
Appearances
40
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 648
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 648
Contributions
48
-60.9 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29 % above average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11 % below average
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Defence
49 of 59 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 75 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
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