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Steve Darling vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and David Davis voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 171 shared comparable votes.

137 same votes 34 different votes 171 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
16 Aye 26 No
Tax 98% aligned 42 shared votes
15 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 8 No
Defence 88% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 86% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 10 No
Benefits 85% aligned 13 shared votes
3 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 73% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
9 Aye 1 No
Transport 80% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 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 485 of 650
Participation
65.0 %
8 % below average
Rank 516 of 650
377
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,528
2,349 eligible divisions
205
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
715
46.8 % of votes cast
172
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
813
53.2 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
91
6.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
17 years, 11 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

126
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
57
-13.6 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
176
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Contributions
90
-35.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
198 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 89 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#4
Defence
52 of 70 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Migration
125 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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