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Chris Evans vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Lab Caerphilly
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Chris Evans and Steve Darling voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 282 shared comparable votes.

45 same votes 237 different votes 282 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
1 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 4 No
Energy 64% aligned 11 shared votes
11 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 29 No
Tax 3% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

71.7%
1% below average
Rank 385 of 649
Participation
67.1%
6% below average
Rank 478 of 649
1,697
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
389
580 eligible divisions
940
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
54.2% of votes cast
757
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
178
45.8% of votes cast
17
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.5% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

23
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 575 of 649
Appearances
139
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
29
-108.1 vs Commons average
Rank 572 of 649
Contributions
177
+39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,706,428
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£290,268
28% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
5
4 registered categories
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

Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Housing
55 of 66 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Defence
58 of 71 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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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