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David Davis vs Steve Witherden

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

Photograph of David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington
vs
Photograph of Steve Witherden
Steve Witherden
Lab Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr

Voting alignment

David Davis and Steve Witherden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 228 shared comparable votes.

8 same votes 220 different votes 228 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
16 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 17 shared votes
10 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 203 of 649
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
590 eligible divisions
720
46.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
244
51.8% of votes cast
819
53.2% of votes cast
No votes
227
48.2% of votes cast
93
6.0% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4% of votes cast
18 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jul 2008
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

51
-32.6 vs Commons average
Rank 443 of 650
Appearances
62
-21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 416 of 650
Contributions
80
-65.7 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,271
all imported IPSA years
£277,187
23% above average
Latest expenses
£141,271
38% below average
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
7
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Brexit / EU
198 of 211 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
72 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
53 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
126 of 171 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
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