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Ed Davey vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 992 shared comparable votes.

834 same votes 158 different votes 992 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
89 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
89 Aye 57 No
24 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 21 shared votes
16 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 37% aligned 30 shared votes
23 Aye 7 No
11 Aye 10 No
Housing 43% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 4 No
Education 46% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 30 No
Devolution / Local Government 69% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
86 Aye 37 No
Tax 71% aligned 123 shared votes
80 Aye 43 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
68.2%
4% below average
Rank 458 of 649
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,621
2,376 eligible divisions
715
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
54.8% of votes cast
561
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
733
45.2% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Appearances
20
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Contributions
20
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
7
4 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
Brexit / EU
173 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Work / Employment
63 of 77 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Defence
55 of 71 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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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 Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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