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Steve Darling vs Shivani Raja

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
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Shivani Raja
Con Leicester East

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Shivani Raja voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 244 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 61 different votes 244 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
4 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
19 Aye 36 No
Tax 96% aligned 55 shared votes
17 Aye 38 No
10 Aye 9 No
Education 89% aligned 19 shared votes
8 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 11 No
Defence 86% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 86% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
19 Aye 7 No
Crime / Justice 69% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 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

67.5%
5% below average
Rank 472 of 649
Participation
63.4%
9% below average
Rank 536 of 649
398
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
590 eligible divisions
217
54.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
181
45.5% of votes cast
No votes
187
50.0% of votes cast
7
1.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

139
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 81 of 649
Appearances
16
-66.3 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 649
165
+21.5 vs Commons average
Rank 173 of 649
Contributions
18
-125.5 vs Commons average
Rank 610 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£205,066
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£205,066
9% below average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
27 of 32 votes
#1
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
29 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
27 of 32 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Transport
22 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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