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Ed Davey vs Claire Hughes

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 Claire Hughes
Claire Hughes
Lab Bangor Aberconwy

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Claire Hughes voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

28 same votes 192 different votes 220 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 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 20% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 2 No
Transport 0% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 18 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 6% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
Participation
90.7 %
17 % above average
Rank 21 of 648
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
526 eligible divisions
699
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
254
53.2 % of votes cast
554
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
223
46.8 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
Appearances
16
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 648
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 605 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£180,797
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£180,797
20 % below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
Education
49 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes
#5
Energy
17 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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