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Steve Darling vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Kate Osborne voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

54 same votes 190 different votes 244 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 35% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 12 shared votes
2 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 3% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 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
64.0 %
9 % below average
Rank 530 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,051
1,643 eligible divisions
208
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
544
51.8 % of votes cast
177
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
507
48.2 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

144
+66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
Appearances
5
-73.0 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 649
204
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 649
Contributions
5
-133.5 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
31 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
41 of 53 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
34 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
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
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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