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Steve Darling vs Dame Siobhain McDonagh

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 Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Lab Mitcham and Morden

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Dame Siobhain McDonagh voted the same way 12% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 198 different votes 225 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
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 27 No
Tax 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
8 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 13 shared votes
13 Aye 0 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
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 604 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,303
2,361 eligible divisions
208
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
747
57.3 % of votes cast
177
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
556
42.7 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
36
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 510 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
31
-107.3 vs Commons average
Rank 563 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
£2,918,854
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,669
29 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
9
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
147 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Transport
64 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Education
64 of 96 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
45 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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