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Alicia Kearns vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Alicia Kearns and Steve Darling voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

184 same votes 48 different votes 232 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
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 26 No
Tax 95% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Energy 25% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 2 No
Transport 63% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Benefits 67% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

69.7%
3% below average
Rank 430 of 650
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 476 of 650
1,184
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
631 eligible divisions
589
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.0% of votes cast
595
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.0% of votes cast
27
2.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

160
+65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Appearances
157
+62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
241
+76.9 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 650
Contributions
188
+23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£320,176
42% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
12
3 registered categories
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

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Housing
27 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
146 of 178 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Housing
44 of 54 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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