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Steve Darling vs James Murray

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
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James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and James Murray voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 245 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 196 different votes 245 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 75% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 40% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
35 Aye 38 No
Tax 3% aligned 73 shared votes
40 Aye 33 No
12 Aye 18 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 7 No
Defence 14% aligned 14 shared votes
7 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
208
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
53.4 % of votes cast
177
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
561
46.6 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
707
+568.7 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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