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Ed Davey vs Alex Baker

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

Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton
vs
Photograph of Alex Baker
Alex Baker
Lab Aldershot

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Alex Baker voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 185 different votes 217 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
5 Aye 1 No
Energy 67% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 20% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 7 No
Defence 18% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 15 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 17 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 27 No
Tax 7% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

53.7%
18% below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
77.8%
6% above average
Rank 247 of 649
1,271
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
453
582 eligible divisions
713
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
53.6% of votes cast
558
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
210
46.4% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.4% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Appearances
65
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 338 of 649
107
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
90
-49.4 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£175,028
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£175,028
23% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
11
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
170 of 211 votes
#1
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 66 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
113 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 56 votes
#4
Education
44 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 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
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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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