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Steve Darling vs George Freeman

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 George Freeman
George Freeman
Con Mid Norfolk

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and George Freeman voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 195 shared comparable votes.

165 same votes 30 different votes 195 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 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 96% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 93% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 0 No
Work / Employment 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 76% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 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
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 344 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,734
2,361 eligible divisions
208
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
845
48.7 % of votes cast
177
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
889
51.3 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
27
1.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
11
-66.9 vs Commons average
Rank 614 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
20
-118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 598 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
£2,886,193
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,402
27 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
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
Brexit / EU
185 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
148 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
75 of 91 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Energy
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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