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Ed Davey vs Alex Ballinger

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 Ballinger
Alex Ballinger
Lab Halesowen

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Alex Ballinger voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 205 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 174 different votes 205 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
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 75% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 3 No
Transport 30% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 12 No
Education 6% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 14 No
Tax 9% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
2 Aye 9 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 11% aligned 9 shared votes
9 Aye 0 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
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 303 of 649
1,271
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
437
582 eligible divisions
713
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
209
47.8% of votes cast
558
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
228
52.2% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% 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
70
-10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
107
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
119
-20.4 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£211,093
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£211,093
7% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 66 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
113 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 56 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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 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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API