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Steve Darling vs Lee Anderson

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 Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Lee Anderson voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 232 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 54 different votes 232 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 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 35 No
Tax 97% aligned 58 shared votes
21 Aye 37 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 12 No
Education 88% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 7 No
Benefits 87% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 44% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 6 No
Housing 57% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

66.9 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
Participation
75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 306 of 650
380
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,232
1,636 eligible divisions
207
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
616
50.0 % of votes cast
173
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
616
50.0 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

126
+54.0 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 650
Appearances
58
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
176
+48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 650
Contributions
82
-46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,074
17 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 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
Trade
51 of 51 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 152 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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) 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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
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
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API