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Christian Wakeford vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Ed Davey voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 791 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 508 different votes 791 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
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
16 Aye 4 No
Energy 80% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
30 Aye 66 No
Migration 71% aligned 96 shared votes
32 Aye 64 No
8 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 12 shared votes
10 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 60% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 17 No
Defence 6% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 16 No
Transport 8% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 10% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 4 No
Trade 15% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
14% above average
Rank 73 of 649
Participation
60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
1,429
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
684
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
715
56.0% of votes cast
745
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
561
44.0% of votes cast
9
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

1
-82.6 vs Commons average
Rank 636 of 650
Appearances
65
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 347 of 650
1
-144.7 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 650
Contributions
108
-37.7 vs Commons average
Rank 320 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 of 41 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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: 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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