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Steve Darling vs Kirith Entwistle

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 Kirith Entwistle
Kirith Entwistle
Lab Bolton North East

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Kirith Entwistle voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 296 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 256 different votes 296 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
9 Aye 1 No
Energy 50% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
33 Aye 40 No
Tax 3% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 17 No
Education 3% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 4 No
Transport 11% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 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
76.0 %
3 % above average
Rank 289 of 650
377
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
428
563 eligible divisions
205
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
208
48.6 % of votes cast
172
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
220
51.4 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

126
+55.1 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
25
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
176
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Contributions
33
-92.8 vs Commons average
Rank 543 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
£225,224
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£225,224
same as average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
26 of 31 votes
#1
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#4
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
99 of 111 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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