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Ed Davey vs Chris Ward

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 Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Chris Ward voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 217 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 183 different votes 217 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
6 Aye 0 No
Energy 83% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 10 No
Housing 23% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 4 No
Transport 21% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 12 No
Education 4% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
2 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
24 Aye 19 No
Tax 7% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

60.2%
13% below average
Rank 573 of 649
Participation
72.6%
same as average
Rank 368 of 649
1,271
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
580 eligible divisions
713
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
219
52.0% of votes cast
558
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
202
48.0% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Appearances
52
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
105
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
230
+92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 99 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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 188 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Transport
27 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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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