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Steve Darling vs Graham Stuart

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 Graham Stuart
Graham Stuart
Con Beverley and Holderness

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Graham Stuart voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 250 shared comparable votes.

199 same votes 51 different votes 250 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
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 97% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 45 No
Tax 95% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 7 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

66.9%
6% below average
Rank 476 of 650
Participation
75.7%
3% above average
Rank 292 of 650
422
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,829
2,417 eligible divisions
232
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
860
47.0% of votes cast
190
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
969
53.0% of votes cast
7
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
3
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

157
+62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 85 of 650
Appearances
146
+51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
187
+22.5 vs Commons average
Rank 185 of 650
Contributions
333
+168.5 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£2,872,623
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£299,689
33% above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
11
7 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
27 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
186 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#3
Energy
57 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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