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Helen Whately vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Steve Darling voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

208 same votes 52 different votes 260 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
23 Aye 41 No
Tax 97% aligned 64 shared votes
25 Aye 39 No
9 Aye 18 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
2 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 17 shared votes
3 Aye 14 No
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 16 No
Housing 70% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
Participation
68.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 466 of 647
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
367
537 eligible divisions
930
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
196
53.4 % of votes cast
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
171
46.6 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Appearances
124
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 46 of 647
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647
Contributions
171
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
3
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
83 of 88 votes
#1
Defence
19 of 22 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
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
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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