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Ed Davey vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Apsana Begum voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 722 shared comparable votes.

592 same votes 130 different votes 722 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
33 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
33 Aye 47 No
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 16 No
Trade 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 14 No
Education 40% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 52% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
58 Aye 39 No
Tax 53% aligned 97 shared votes
68 Aye 29 No
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 53% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 75% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

59.6%
13% below average
Rank 574 of 650
Participation
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 446 of 650
1,281
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,161
1,688 eligible divisions
718
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
601
51.8% of votes cast
563
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
560
48.2% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
24
2.1% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

74
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Appearances
89
-4.0 vs Commons average
Rank 265 of 650
125
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Contributions
97
-65.0 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13% above average
10
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 189 votes
#1
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 70 votes
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
36 of 45 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: 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: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
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
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