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Steve Darling vs Mary Creagh

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 Mary Creagh
Mary Creagh
Lab Coventry East

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Mary Creagh voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 264 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 230 different votes 264 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
9 Aye 0 No
Energy 67% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 14 No
Housing 20% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 20% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 13% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 1 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 7 shared votes
0 Aye 7 No
30 Aye 30 No
Tax 3% aligned 60 shared votes
32 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 11 No
Benefits 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 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 520 of 650
377
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
365
563 eligible divisions
205
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
193
52.9 % of votes cast
172
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
172
47.1 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
12
3.3 % 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
42
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 445 of 650
176
+50.2 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 650
Contributions
84
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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
£1,742,497
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£173,551
23 % below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Housing
29 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Work / Employment
30 of 37 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#4
Benefits
24 of 30 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Tax
79 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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
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) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
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
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API