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Steve Darling vs Sir Mark Hendrick

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 Mark Hendrick
Sir Mark Hendrick
Lab Preston

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Sir Mark Hendrick voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 165 shared comparable votes.

27 same votes 138 different votes 165 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 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 8 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 15 No
Tax 6% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 7% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

67.1%
6% below average
Rank 478 of 649
Participation
56.0%
17% below average
Rank 603 of 649
389
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,366 eligible divisions
211
54.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
731
55.2% of votes cast
178
45.8% of votes cast
No votes
593
44.8% of votes cast
6
1.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
25 years, 9 months
Since 23 Nov 2000

Debates

139
+60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
Appearances
3
-75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 630 of 649
177
+39.9 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Contributions
6
-131.1 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£2,661,205
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£295,956
31% above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
26 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
52 of 69 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
37 of 56 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Defence
46 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading 17 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
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
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sept 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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