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Mike Kane vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Mike Kane
Mike Kane
Lab Wythenshawe and Sale East
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Mike Kane and Steve Darling voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 291 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 244 different votes 291 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 4 No
Energy 56% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 22 No
Tax 4% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 10 No
Benefits 5% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 7 No
Education 5% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 12 No
Transport 7% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
Participation
67.1%
6% below average
Rank 478 of 649
1,713
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
389
580 eligible divisions
975
56.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
211
54.2% of votes cast
738
43.1% of votes cast
No votes
178
45.8% of votes cast
19
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.5% of votes cast
12 years, 6 months
Since 13 Feb 2014
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-41.7 vs Commons average
Rank 507 of 649
Appearances
139
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
50
-87.1 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649
Contributions
177
+39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,395,924
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£291,311
29% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Housing
61 of 66 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
61 of 71 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Migration
139 of 171 votes
#5
Benefits
23 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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