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Andy McDonald vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Ed Davey voted the same way 81% of the time, based on 1,064 shared comparable votes.

864 same votes 200 different votes 1,064 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
93 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
30 Aye 67 No
Migration 97% aligned 97 shared votes
31 Aye 66 No
23 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 25 No
Trade 93% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
17 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 13 No
Education 35% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
8 Aye 25 No
10 Aye 11 No
Housing 57% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
94 Aye 41 No
Tax 63% aligned 135 shared votes
88 Aye 47 No
19 Aye 13 No
Defence 75% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

75.7 %
3 % above average
Rank 298 of 649
Participation
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,787
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
995
55.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
792
44.3 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
22
1.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
13 years, 8 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

92
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
129
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 650
Contributions
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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

Work / Employment
71 of 77 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
182 of 211 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Transport
81 of 95 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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