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Steve Darling vs Alison Bennett

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


Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Alison Bennett voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 373 shared comparable votes.

366 same votes 7 different votes 373 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
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
24 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
24 Aye 23 No
16 Aye 20 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
Participation
71.5%
1% below average
Rank 392 of 649
398
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
422
590 eligible divisions
217
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
226
53.6% of votes cast
181
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
196
46.4% of votes cast
7
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

142
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 82 of 649
Appearances
140
+56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 649
168
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
162
+16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37% below average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Housing
27 of 32 votes
#1
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API