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Mark Garnier vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Mark Garnier and Steve Darling voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 266 shared comparable votes.

212 same votes 54 different votes 266 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
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 30 No
Tax 97% aligned 59 shared votes
31 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 18 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 6 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
19 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 72% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 16 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
5 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 79% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 650
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
1,970
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
377
563 eligible divisions
961
48.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
205
54.4 % of votes cast
1,009
51.2 % of votes cast
No votes
172
45.6 % of votes cast
23
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

77
+5.9 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Appearances
126
+54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
245
+118.8 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Contributions
176
+49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£260,744
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
22
7 registered categories
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
4
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

Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Trade
84 of 89 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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