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Mike Wood vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Con Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Mike Wood and Steve Darling voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 317 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 66 different votes 317 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
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 43 No
Tax 94% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 19 No
Education 93% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 86% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 13 No
Housing 74% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 78% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 68 of 650
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 476 of 650
2,084
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
631 eligible divisions
1,003
48.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.0% of votes cast
1,081
51.9% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.0% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 105 of 650
Appearances
158
+63.4 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
205
+40.2 vs Commons average
Rank 160 of 650
Contributions
189
+24.2 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,040,385
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£275,907
22% above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
5
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Migration
162 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Defence
67 of 71 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Trade
87 of 94 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Housing
61 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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