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Chris Elmore vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Chris Elmore
Chris Elmore
Lab Bridgend
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Chris Elmore and Steve Darling voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

56 same votes 221 different votes 277 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 75% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 30% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 19 No
Tax 4% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 7% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,810
2,310 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
575 eligible divisions
995
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
54.0 % of votes cast
815
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.0 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
10 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2016
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

38
-39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 502 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
226
+87.7 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,290,713
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£343,439
52 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
1
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

Housing
58 of 61 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Migration
151 of 165 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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