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Mr Lee Dillon vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Mr Lee Dillon
Mr Lee Dillon
LD Newbury
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Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Mr Lee Dillon and Steve Darling voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 342 shared comparable votes.

338 same votes 4 different votes 342 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
34 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
34 Aye 44 No
25 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
25 Aye 24 No
16 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 19 shared votes
10 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

60.9%
12% below average
Rank 565 of 650
Participation
66.9%
6% below average
Rank 476 of 650
384
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
631 eligible divisions
206
53.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
232
55.0% of votes cast
178
46.4% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.0% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

47
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
Appearances
157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
85
-79.6 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 650
Contributions
188
+23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£213,882
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£213,882
5% below average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
8
5 registered categories
1
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

Devolution / Local Government
22 of 24 votes
#1
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
13 of 17 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
Crime / Justice
49 of 66 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Education
37 of 50 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
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
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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