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Steve Darling

Liberal Democrat Sitting MP

MP for Torbay · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: steve.darling.mp@parliament.uk

Constituency office

Constituency office

Tel: 01803 302683

Email: steve.darling.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
66.9%
422 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
59 meetings attended
Debate contributions
449
in the 7 year window
Written questions
690
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
1
current

Biography

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).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Torbay4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Liberal Democrat4 July 2024Present

Voting participation

Participation rate
66.9%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
422

joint 460th of 650 current MPs (5 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Liberal Democrat average 65.2%

Participation by year

Steve Darling voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 54.8%54.8%2025: 70.2%70.2%2026: 66.1%66.1%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236156 66.1%
2025322226 70.2%
20247340 54.8%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631422 66.9%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
449
Written questions
690
Oral questions
11
Early day motions
61
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
59

joint 132nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Liberal Democrat average 595

Written questions per year
Steve Darling: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year01252503755002024: 13713720242025: 34734720252026: 2062062026
Oral questions per year
Steve Darling: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02024: 3320242025: 4420252026: 442026
Early day motions per year
Steve Darling: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0132538502024: 131320242025: 262620252026: 22222026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 101 79 206 4 22 0 0
2025 281 130 347 4 26 0 0
2024 67 42 137 3 13 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Work and Pensions Committee Member 28 October 2024 59 of 59 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Liberal Democrat average 99.4%

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
449
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
251
distinct debates

joint 263rd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Liberal Democrat average 419

Contributions per year
Steve Darling: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year01252503755002024: 676720242025: 28128120252026: 1011012026
Debates participated in per year
Steve Darling: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year0501001502002024: 424220242025: 13013020252026: 79792026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Torbay
    • – Joined Liberal Democrat
    • – Appointed (opposition): Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
    • – Joined Work and Pensions Committee

Constituency: Torbay

Torbay constituency boundary
Area
36.5 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
LD Gain · majority 5,349
Electorate
76,185 · turnout 60.5%
Postcode areas
TQ1, TQ12, TQ2, TQ3, TQ4

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.