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Steve Darling vs Jamie Stone

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 Jamie Stone
Jamie Stone
LD Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Jamie Stone voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

319 same votes 5 different votes 324 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
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 14 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 73 shared votes
30 Aye 43 No
11 Aye 14 No
Housing 100% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
13 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
Participation
66.1%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 650
422
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,432
2,167 eligible divisions
232
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
769
53.7% of votes cast
190
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
663
46.3% of votes cast
7
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
12
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

162
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 80 of 650
Appearances
79
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 324 of 650
195
+27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Contributions
117
-50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 344 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
£1,963,458
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£346,016
53% above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
169 of 189 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Housing
27 of 33 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 82 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
37 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 163 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 88 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
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. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API