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Steve Darling vs Luke Pollard

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 Luke Pollard
Luke Pollard
Lab Plymouth Sutton and Devonport

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Luke Pollard voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 210 shared comparable votes.

30 same votes 180 different votes 210 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
7 Aye 4 No
Housing 36% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 1 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 30% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 51 shared votes
33 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 14 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 10 No
Defence 5% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 4 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 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
69.3 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 649
385
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,106 eligible divisions
208
54.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
807
55.3 % of votes cast
177
46.0 % of votes cast
No votes
653
44.7 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 250 of 650
204
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 118 of 650
Contributions
731
+592.7 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£1,926,010
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,067
37 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
144 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
58 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
71 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) to (b) in lieu of Lords Amendments 359 and 439 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: Amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 342 20 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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