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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 715 shared comparable votes.

585 same votes 130 different votes 715 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

60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 650
Participation
69.5 %
3 % below average
Rank 442 of 650
1,267
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,130
1,626 eligible divisions
711
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
594
52.6 % of votes cast
556
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
536
47.4 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.7 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
60
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 650
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
70
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
3
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 188 votes
#1
Work / Employment
56 of 65 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Transport
55 of 85 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 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
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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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