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Ben Coleman vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Ben Coleman and Ed Davey voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 196 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 162 different votes 196 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Housing 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
15 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
24 Aye 14 No
Tax 8% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
7 Aye 0 No
Defence 14% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

71.4%
1% below average
Rank 396 of 649
Participation
60.2%
13% below average
Rank 573 of 649
414
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,111 eligible divisions
226
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1% of votes cast
188
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9% of votes cast
11
2.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

45
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 649
Appearances
64
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
70
-67.1 vs Commons average
Rank 419 of 649
Contributions
105
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£186,638
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£186,638
17% below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
0
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

NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Transport
26 of 29 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
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 Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sept 2025
Transport
No
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