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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 320 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 5 different votes 320 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
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 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
7 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 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

65.2 %
8 % below average
Rank 514 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
367
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
563 eligible divisions
185
50.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
54.4 % of votes cast
182
49.6 % of votes cast
No votes
172
45.6 % of votes cast
11
3.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-3.9 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
Appearances
126
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
74
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
Contributions
176
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650

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
7
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
26 of 31 votes
Trade
5 of 5 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API