The House of Commons is not currently sitting. Next scheduled business: Friday 27 November 2026.

Compare

Steve Darling vs Tim Farron

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 Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Tim Farron voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

292 same votes 10 different votes 302 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
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Defence 100% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
Participation
62.5%
10% below average
Rank 549 of 650
422
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,513
2,422 eligible divisions
232
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
831
54.9% of votes cast
190
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
682
45.1% of votes cast
7
1.7% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

167
+70.0 vs Commons average
Rank 77 of 650
Appearances
185
+88.0 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 650
200
+30.8 vs Commons average
Rank 176 of 650
Contributions
219
+49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 151 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
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4% above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33% above average
8
5 registered categories
Registered interests
14
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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

Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Housing
27 of 33 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No rebel
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
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. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API