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Ed Davey vs Catherine West

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 West
Catherine West
Lab Hornsey and Friern Barnet

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Catherine West voted the same way 85% of the time, based on 1,032 shared comparable votes.

872 same votes 160 different votes 1,032 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
97 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
97 Aye 61 No
14 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
36 Aye 68 No
Migration 97% aligned 104 shared votes
35 Aye 69 No
24 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 19 No
Education 38% aligned 45 shared votes
32 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 57% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 71% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
75 Aye 38 No
Tax 71% aligned 113 shared votes
74 Aye 39 No
12 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 73% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 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 572 of 650
Participation
73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 650
1,267
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,344 eligible divisions
711
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
934
54.3 % of votes cast
556
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
786
45.7 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.5 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

52
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
38
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 468 of 650
86
-33.6 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 650
Contributions
68
-51.6 vs Commons average
Rank 397 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
£2,012,777
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,778
17 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Education
85 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
151 of 169 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Transport
55 of 85 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 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: 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
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: Amendment 143 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 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API