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Alex Brewer vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Alex Brewer
Alex Brewer
LD North East Hampshire
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Alex Brewer and Steve Darling voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 361 shared comparable votes.

354 same votes 7 different votes 361 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
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
29 Aye 35 No
27 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
27 Aye 24 No
15 Aye 19 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

65.3%
7% below average
Rank 510 of 650
Participation
66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
415
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
636 eligible divisions
230
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.0% of votes cast
185
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

58
-37.6 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
Appearances
161
+65.4 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
59
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 509 of 650
Contributions
194
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,635
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£198,635
12% below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
6
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Housing
28 of 33 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Education
42 of 50 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 33 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
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
No
Aye
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
No
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API