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Neil O'Brien vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Neil O'Brien and Steve Darling voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 54 different votes 265 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 40 No
Tax 97% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
11 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 94% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 5 No
Transport 87% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 6 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 60% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
Participation
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
385
575 eligible divisions
881
49.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
54.0 % of votes cast
905
50.7 % of votes cast
No votes
177
46.0 % of votes cast
6
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 of 650
Contributions
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£311,946
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Defence
66 of 71 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Trade
80 of 87 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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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