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Emily Darlington vs Jake Richards

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

Photograph of Emily Darlington
Emily Darlington
Lab Milton Keynes Central
vs
Photograph of Jake Richards
Jake Richards
Lab Rother Valley

Voting alignment

Emily Darlington and Jake Richards voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 355 shared comparable votes.

355 same votes 0 different votes 355 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
43 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
43 Aye 19 No
25 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
25 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

88.3%
16% above average
Rank 40 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 371 of 649
521
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
274
52.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
51.5% of votes cast
247
47.4% of votes cast
No votes
207
48.5% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

91
+7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 of 649
Appearances
68
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
119
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 274 of 649
Contributions
229
+83.1 vs Commons average
Rank 106 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£124,936
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£187,382
all imported IPSA years
£124,936
45% below average
Latest expenses
£187,382
17% below average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Education
44 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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