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Steve Darling vs Mark Pritchard

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 Mark Pritchard
Mark Pritchard
Con The Wrekin

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Mark Pritchard voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 204 shared comparable votes.

163 same votes 41 different votes 204 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
0 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
26 Aye 38 No
Tax 97% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
12 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
4 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 93% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 1 No
Energy 33% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 5 No
Housing 44% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 3 No
Benefits 71% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 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
64.8 %
8 % below average
Rank 519 of 650
377
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,523
2,349 eligible divisions
205
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
723
47.5 % of votes cast
172
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
800
52.5 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.1 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

126
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
159
+88.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 650
176
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Contributions
191
+65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 107 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
£2,150,580
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£174,182
23 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
198 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
135 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 48 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
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
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API