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Steve Darling vs Jesse Norman

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 Jesse Norman
Jesse Norman
Con Hereford and South Herefordshire

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Jesse Norman voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

190 same votes 47 different votes 237 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
3 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
29 Aye 27 No
Tax 96% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
9 Aye 15 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 5 No
Transport 85% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
2 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 8 No
Housing 63% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 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

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
Participation
72.3 %
same as average
Rank 380 of 650
377
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,698
2,349 eligible divisions
205
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
46.2 % of votes cast
172
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
913
53.8 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

126
+54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
39
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
176
+49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Contributions
78
-48.2 vs Commons average
Rank 364 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
£1,812,464
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£134,182
41 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Trade
85 of 89 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
56 of 66 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
58 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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