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Steve Darling vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 248 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 205 different votes 248 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 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 78% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
27 Aye 30 No
Tax 4% aligned 57 shared votes
32 Aye 25 No
9 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 5 No
Transport 11% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.2%
6% below average
Rank 481 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 493 of 649
389
579 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,572
2,365 eligible divisions
211
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
895
56.9% of votes cast
178
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
677
43.1% of votes cast
6
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

138
+60.2 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 650
Appearances
41
-36.8 vs Commons average
Rank 484 of 650
189
+51.0 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Contributions
46
-92.0 vs Commons average
Rank 512 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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 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: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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
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