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Steve Darling vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 247 shared comparable votes.

193 same votes 54 different votes 247 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 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
0 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 24 shared votes
7 Aye 17 No
30 Aye 36 No
Tax 94% aligned 66 shared votes
26 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 43% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 15 No
Housing 70% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 70% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 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 476 of 650
Participation
72.1%
same as average
Rank 378 of 650
422
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,743
2,417 eligible divisions
232
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
801
46.0% of votes cast
190
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
942
54.0% of votes cast
7
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

157
+62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 83 of 650
Appearances
152
+57.5 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
188
+23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 183 of 650
Contributions
190
+25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
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
27 of 32 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
203 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#3
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Trade
86 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
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
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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