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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Emily Darlington

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

Photograph of Dr Al Pinkerton
Dr Al Pinkerton
LD Surrey Heath
vs
Photograph of Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central

Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Emily Darlington voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 363 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 315 different votes 363 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 1 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 15 No
Housing 28% aligned 25 shared votes
18 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
32 Aye 45 No
Tax 4% aligned 77 shared votes
48 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 26 No
Education 5% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

68.5 %
4 % below average
Rank 456 of 649
Participation
88.2 %
15 % above average
Rank 42 of 649
394
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
575 eligible divisions
203
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
270
53.3 % of votes cast
191
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
237
46.7 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

167
+89.1 vs Commons average
Rank 30 of 650
Appearances
90
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
196
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
Contributions
115
-23.3 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£189,783
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£124,936
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£124,936
45 % below average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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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