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Ed Davey vs Blake Stephenson

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 Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 181 shared comparable votes.

141 same votes 40 different votes 181 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 17 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
4 Aye 17 No
21 Aye 27 No
Tax 94% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
1 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 89% aligned 9 shared votes
0 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 87% aligned 15 shared votes
2 Aye 13 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 80% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 1 No
Energy 20% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 2 No
Housing 40% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 4 No
Benefits 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Transport 63% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

60.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 650
Participation
72.0 %
1 % below average
Rank 386 of 650
1,268
2,095 eligible divisions
Total votes
406
564 eligible divisions
712
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
184
45.3 % of votes cast
556
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
222
54.7 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-15.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
Appearances
71
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 252 of 650
93
-34.6 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Contributions
94
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 310 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10 % below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
31 of 37 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Defence
28 of 34 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Tax
91 of 111 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
50 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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