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Brian Mathew vs Ed Davey

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Ed Davey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 235 shared comparable votes.

233 same votes 2 different votes 235 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
19 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
9 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

65.8%
7% below average
Rank 505 of 649
Participation
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
388
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
196
50.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
715
56.0% of votes cast
192
49.5% of votes cast
No votes
561
44.0% of votes cast
13
3.4% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
Appearances
65
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 649
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Contributions
108
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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

#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API