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Steve Darling vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 166 shared comparable votes.

125 same votes 41 different votes 166 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 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
21 Aye 17 No
Tax 95% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
6 Aye 9 No
Education 93% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
1 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 92% aligned 13 shared votes
0 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 4 No
Defence 86% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 17% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 0 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 5 No
Housing 40% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 4 shared votes
0 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 482 of 649
Participation
63.2 %
9 % below average
Rank 538 of 649
380
568 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,488
2,354 eligible divisions
207
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
714
48.0 % of votes cast
173
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
774
52.0 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 1 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

132
+56.9 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 649
Appearances
70
-5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
187
+53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 649
Contributions
80
-53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 379 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
20
6 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
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
#5
Trade
59 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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