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Steve Darling vs Chris Coghlan

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

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Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
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Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 265 shared comparable votes.

263 same votes 2 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
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
35 Aye 28 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 17 shared votes
9 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 4 No
Transport 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 481 of 649
Participation
51.8 %
21 % below average
Rank 618 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
298
575 eligible divisions
208
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
172
57.7 % of votes cast
177
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
126
42.3 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
62
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 352 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
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