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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.


Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 3 different votes 276 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

67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
Participation
52.4%
20% below average
Rank 616 of 649
398
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
309
590 eligible divisions
217
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
58.6% of votes cast
181
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
128
41.4% 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
60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
168
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
72
-73.9 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16% below average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
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
27 of 32 votes
#1
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 112 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API