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Sarah Smith vs Darren Paffey

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Darren Paffey
Darren Paffey
Lab Southampton Itchen

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Darren Paffey voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 304 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 1 different votes 304 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
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
46 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
46 Aye 29 No
21 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Benefits 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 233 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
462
590 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
210
45.5% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
252
54.5% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
57
-26.6 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
68
-77.7 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£200,934
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£200,934
11% below average
2
2 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

Trade
6 of 7 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
12 of 13 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Benefits
27 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API