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Steve Darling vs David Chadwick

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


Voting alignment

Steve Darling and David Chadwick voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 344 shared comparable votes.

340 same votes 4 different votes 344 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
33 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
33 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
33 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
68.0 %
5 % below average
Rank 463 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
391
575 eligible divisions
208
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
207
52.9 % of votes cast
177
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
184
47.1 % 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
95
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 165 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
131
-7.3 vs Commons average
Rank 212 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
£178,068
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£178,068
21 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 registered categories
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
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API