Darren Paffey

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Darren Paffey is the Labour MP for Southampton Itchen, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

462

Votes Cast

£200,934

Expenses 2024-25

6,105

Majority

41.5%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£200,934

Staffing£141,512
Office£27,219
Accommodation£26,773
Travel£5,430

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,053 voters

Labour
15,782 votes41.5%
Conservative
9,677 votes25.4%
Reform UK
6,853 votes18.0%
Green Party
2,793 votes7.3%
Liberal Democrat
2,684 votes7.0%
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
264 votes0.7%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

150

Written Questions

27

Oral Questions

98

Debates Spoken In

142

Speeches

462

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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5 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill

5 votes · 23 Mar 2026

3 NO

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

3 NO

Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee

3 votes · 23 Feb 2026

Financial Interests(1)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

UK Chamber of Shipping

Attendance for myself at the UK Chamber of Shipping Annual Dinner 2026. The ticket included a three-course dinner with wine

30 January 2026

£302
Name of donor
UK Chamber of Shipping
Address of donor
30 Park Street, London SE1 9EQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
Attendance for myself at the UK Chamber of Shipping Annual Dinner 2026. The ticket included a three-course dinner with wine, value £302.40
Date received
30 January 2026
Date accepted
30 January 2026
Donor status
company, registration 02107383

Registered 2 March 2026

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Darren in Parliament

Teachers: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to reduce pay differentials between (a) school teachers and (b) college lecturers.

AnsweredDepartment for Education17 Oct 2024

Sexual Dysfunction: Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress the Commission for Human Medicines has made on its review of how the risk of sexual dysfunction is communicated to patients; and

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Oct 2024

Primodos

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will (a) review evidence on the health impacts of Primodos and (b) make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care16 Oct 2024

Further Education: VAT

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether she plans to reimburse VAT to colleges.

AnsweredTreasury16 Oct 2024

Migrant Workers: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department takes to enable foreign workers to switch sponsors when their original employer ceases trading, particularly where the

AnsweredHome Office15 Oct 2024

Visas: Sponsorship

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) steps her Department takes and (b) guidance her Department provides to ensure the process of obtaining visa sponsorship licences is acce

AnsweredHome Office15 Oct 2024

River Itchen: Sewage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to increase the enforcement powers of Ofwat to help tackle unlawful discharges of sewage into the River Itc

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs25 Jul 2024

Children in Care: Southampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she plans to take to help improve the outcomes for care-experienced children and young people in Southampton.

AnsweredDepartment for Education25 Jul 2024

Health: Southampton Itchen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of health inequalities in Southampton Itchen constituency; and what steps he pl

AnsweredDepartment of Health and Social Care25 Jul 2024

State Retirement Pensions: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she plans to take to help support women affected by the rise in the State Pension age in Southampton Itchen constituency.

AnsweredDepartment for Work and Pensions25 Jul 2024
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