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Steve Darling vs Dr Caroline Johnson

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 Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Caroline Johnson
Con Sleaford and North Hykeham

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Dr Caroline Johnson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 263 shared comparable votes.

211 same votes 52 different votes 263 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
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 31 No
Tax 96% aligned 56 shared votes
23 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 13 No
Education 95% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 19 shared votes
3 Aye 16 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 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
8 Aye 14 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
6 Aye 16 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
82.9 %
10 % above average
Rank 144 of 650
377
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,189 eligible divisions
205
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
886
48.8 % of votes cast
172
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
929
51.2 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 6 months
Since 8 Dec 2016

Debates

126
+54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
126
+54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
176
+49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Contributions
295
+168.8 vs Commons average
Rank 52 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
£1,451,695
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£229,187
1 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
26 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
153 of 162 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
80 of 87 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
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
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API