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Steve Darling vs Kirsty Blackman

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 Kirsty Blackman
Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 101 shared comparable votes.

87 same votes 14 different votes 101 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 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 100% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 92% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 40% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 21 No
Tax 86% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
8 Aye 5 No
Benefits 92% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Defence 100% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

67.5 %
5 % below average
Rank 477 of 650
Participation
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 600 of 650
374
554 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,313
2,340 eligible divisions
202
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
748
57.0 % of votes cast
172
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
565
43.0 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

125
+57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
93
+25.7 vs Commons average
Rank 126 of 650
175
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Contributions
211
+91.4 vs Commons average
Rank 86 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
6
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
78 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 297 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
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) 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
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