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Steve Darling

Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, since 4 July 2024

Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

Steve Darling is the Liberal Democrat MP for Torbay, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions).

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Scorecard

67.0% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
385 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
190 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
6 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Liberal Democrat MPs
7 Interests declared 1 at £5,000 or more
231 Debates spoken in 630 written questions tabled

Ranked 414 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading No 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Aye 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Aye 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading No 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading Aye 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No vote 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No vote 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading No vote 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No vote 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 No vote 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 No 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

Name of donor: Thomas Davy
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Donor status: individual
(Registered 11 June 2026)

On the register since 16 Jun 2026

£5,000

Name of donor: Baby Care Domiciliary Care Ltd
Address of donor: 7a Dartmouth Road, Paignton, Devon TQ4 5AA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: company, registration 08708134
(Registered 29 April 2026)

On the register since 19 May 2026

Name of donor: Jerome Betts
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,500
Donor status: individual
(Registered 3 March 2026)

On the register since 10 Mar 2026

2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

Name of donor: Jerome Betts
Address of donor: private
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £2,000
Date received: 19 September 2025
Date accepted: 15 October 2025
Donor status: individual
(Registered 23 October 2025)

On the register since 4 Nov 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: National Liberal Club
Address of donor: 1 Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Honorary membership of the National Liberal Club as newly elected MP from September 2024 until December 2025, value £1,552.86
Date received: 15 August 2024
Date accepted: 2 September 2024
Donor status: company, registration 01355034
(Registered 23 September 2024)

On the register since 27 Nov 2025

4. Visits outside the UK

Name of donor: UK Friends of Ukraine
Address of donor: 62 Lots Road, London SW10 0DQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Meals and hospitality (£127.91), excursion (£46.15) and rail transfers (£223.94), value £398
Destination of visit: Ukraine (Kyiv, Odessa, Pripyat, Chisinau (Moldova))
Dates of visit: 19 February 2026 to 25 February 2026
Purpose of visit: Attend the Yalta European Strategy Conference, fostering good relations between UK and Ukraine MPs.
(Registered 27 March 2026)

On the register since 14 Apr 2026

8. Miscellaneous

Member of Torquay Town Deal Board. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 2 August 2024
(Registered 2 August 2024)

On the register since 16 Aug 2024

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Debates

231 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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