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Ed Davey vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Chris Law voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 764 shared comparable votes.

731 same votes 33 different votes 764 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
99 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 162 shared votes
99 Aye 63 No
32 Aye 57 No
Migration 100% aligned 89 shared votes
32 Aye 57 No
19 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 27 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
14 Aye 27 No
29 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
29 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 2 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 52% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 75% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
15 Aye 8 No
Transport 91% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
65 Aye 40 No
Tax 91% aligned 105 shared votes
64 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

59.6%
13% below average
Rank 575 of 650
Participation
51.1%
21% below average
Rank 620 of 650
1,288
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,234
2,417 eligible divisions
720
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
681
55.2% of votes cast
568
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
553
44.8% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

74
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
62
-32.5 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
125
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Contributions
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 488 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53% above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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 189 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
196 of 212 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
57 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes
#5
Trade
64 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
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
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 62 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
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