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Steve Darling vs Ashley Dalton

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

Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
Photograph of Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 234 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 196 different votes 234 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 6 No
Housing 50% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 0 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 13 No
Education 4% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 22 No
Tax 4% aligned 49 shared votes
24 Aye 25 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 8% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

67.1%
6% below average
Rank 478 of 649
Participation
63.3%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
389
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
581
918 eligible divisions
211
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
276
47.5% of votes cast
178
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
305
52.5% of votes cast
6
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 6 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

139
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
39
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 649
177
+39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
101
-36.1 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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