Darren Paffey
Labour Sitting MP
MP for Southampton Itchen · in Parliament since 4 July 2024
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton Itchen | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 4 July 2024 | Present |
Voting participation
joint 270th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Labour average 75.4%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 171 | 72.5% |
| 2025 | 322 | 239 | 74.2% |
| 2024 | 73 | 72 | 98.6% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59th | 631 | 482 | 76.4% |
Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).
Parliamentary activity
381st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Labour average 363
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 34 | 50 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 98 | 55 | 74 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Current committees
| Committee | Role | Since | Meetings attended | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill | Member | 4 November 2026 | – | no published attendance |
| Education Committee | Member | 21 October 2024 | 85 of 85 | 100.0% |
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Labour average 99.5%
2 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
480th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Labour average 425
Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.
Parliamentary timeline
Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.
2024
- – Became MP for Southampton Itchen
- – Joined Labour
- – Joined Education Committee
2026
- – Joined Building Safety (Remediation of Unsafe Cladding etc) Bill
Constituency: Southampton Itchen
Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.