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Dr Al Pinkerton vs Steve Darling

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


Voting alignment

Dr Al Pinkerton and Steve Darling voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 5 different votes 342 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
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
34 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
15 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
15 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 439 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
392
564 eligible divisions
Total votes
378
564 eligible divisions
202
51.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
206
54.5 % of votes cast
190
48.5 % of votes cast
No votes
172
45.5 % of votes cast
11
2.8 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

155
+84.1 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 650
Appearances
126
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
184
+58.0 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
Contributions
176
+50.0 vs Commons average
Rank 128 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
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£189,783
16 % below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Education
42 of 49 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API