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Brian Mathew vs Steve Darling

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Steve Darling voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

335 same votes 6 different votes 341 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
30 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
30 Aye 36 No
16 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
8 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 16 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
590 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
54.5% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
181
45.5% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
142
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
168
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
4
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

#1
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API