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David Reed vs Steve Darling

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


Voting alignment

David Reed and Steve Darling voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 215 shared comparable votes.

166 same votes 49 different votes 215 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
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
25 Aye 30 No
Tax 96% aligned 55 shared votes
27 Aye 28 No
2 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 16 shared votes
3 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 90% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 83% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
Housing 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 552 of 649
Participation
67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
398
590 eligible divisions
188
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
54.5% of votes cast
180
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
181
45.5% of votes cast
1
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.8% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

120
+37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Appearances
139
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
179
+35.5 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 649
Contributions
165
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£195,694
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£195,694
13% below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
15
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

Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#1
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Crime / Justice
54 of 62 votes
#2
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Energy
15 of 20 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Tax
80 of 112 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API