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Steve Darling vs Dan Tomlinson

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 Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Dan Tomlinson voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 256 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 212 different votes 256 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
2 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 36 No
Tax 3% aligned 63 shared votes
38 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 18 No
Education 6% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
14 Aye 4 No
Transport 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 6 No
Benefits 13% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 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
61.9%
11% below average
Rank 559 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
356
575 eligible divisions
208
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
176
49.4% of votes cast
177
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
180
50.6% of votes cast
6
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

141
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 71 of 650
Appearances
80
+1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 650
201
+62.0 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
467
+328.0 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£225,538
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£225,538
same as average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
26 of 31 votes
#1
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
25 of 31 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Education
38 of 50 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API