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Ed Davey vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 960 shared comparable votes.

813 same votes 147 different votes 960 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
80 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
80 Aye 60 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
21 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 57 No
Migration 95% aligned 81 shared votes
24 Aye 57 No
17 Aye 31 No
Trade 94% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 45% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 14 No
Education 50% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 8 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
75 Aye 46 No
Tax 69% aligned 121 shared votes
86 Aye 35 No
5 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
715
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
561
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Appearances
57
-24.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Contributions
91
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 358 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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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