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Sarah Pochin vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Sarah Pochin
Sarah Pochin
RUK Runcorn and Helsby
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Sarah Pochin and Steve Darling voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 154 shared comparable votes.

116 same votes 38 different votes 154 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
9 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Education 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Energy 50% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 71% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

56.3 %
16 % below average
Rank 599 of 649
Participation
66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 482 of 649
215
382 eligible divisions
Total votes
380
568 eligible divisions
93
43.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
54.5 % of votes cast
122
56.7 % of votes cast
No votes
173
45.5 % of votes cast
7
3.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 2 months
Since 1 May 2025
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

86
+10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 187 of 649
Appearances
132
+56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
99
-34.3 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649
Contributions
187
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£0
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
n/a
average unavailable
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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

Trade
5 of 5 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Housing
22 of 24 votes
#3
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 10 votes
#4
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Migration
7 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 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
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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