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Chris Law vs Steve Darling

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

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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
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Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Steve Darling voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 115 shared comparable votes.

93 same votes 22 different votes 115 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 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 89% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 25 No
Tax 85% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No
8 Aye 4 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Education 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 40% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
8 Aye 4 No
Benefits 75% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
21 Aye 25 No
Tax 85% aligned 46 shared votes
22 Aye 24 No

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

Voting record

51.5%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 649
Participation
67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
1,223
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
590 eligible divisions
674
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
54.5% of votes cast
549
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
181
45.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.8% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-25.2 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 649
Appearances
139
+56.8 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 649
64
-79.3 vs Commons average
Rank 458 of 649
Contributions
166
+22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
138 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Trade
61 of 91 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
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