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Victoria Atkins vs Steve Darling

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

Photograph of Victoria Atkins
Victoria Atkins
Con Louth and Horncastle
vs
Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay

Voting alignment

Victoria Atkins and Steve Darling voted the same way 86% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

177 same votes 30 different votes 207 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 7 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
25 Aye 40 No
Tax 97% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
3 Aye 14 No
Education 94% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 92% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 5 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Transport 71% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 16 No
Housing 73% aligned 22 shared votes
8 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 174 of 650
Participation
67.5 %
5 % below average
Rank 477 of 650
1,906
2,340 eligible divisions
Total votes
374
554 eligible divisions
923
48.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
202
54.0 % of votes cast
983
51.6 % of votes cast
No votes
172
46.0 % of votes cast
12
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

16
-51.8 vs Commons average
Rank 594 of 650
Appearances
125
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 62 of 650
26
-94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 571 of 650
Contributions
175
+54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,703,387
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£235,469
all imported IPSA years
£241,610
7 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,469
4 % above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
5 registered categories
5
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

Brexit / EU
204 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 45 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
Migration
159 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
5 of 6 votes
Energy
61 of 67 votes
#4
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill: Second Reading 16 Sep 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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 Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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