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Ed Davey vs Dave Robertson

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 Dave Robertson
Dave Robertson
Lab Lichfield

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Dave Robertson voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 237 shared comparable votes.

39 same votes 198 different votes 237 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
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 20% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 20% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 17 No
Education 4% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 27 No
Tax 6% aligned 51 shared votes
30 Aye 21 No
2 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
10 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 3 No
Transport 17% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 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
87.2%
15% above average
Rank 58 of 649
1,271
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
506
580 eligible divisions
713
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
273
54.0% of votes cast
558
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
233
46.0% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.8% 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
100
+21.3 vs Commons average
Rank 154 of 649
105
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
131
-6.1 vs Commons average
Rank 220 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
£212,620
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£212,620
6% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 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 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 4 9 Jun 2026
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
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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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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Voting source Commons Votes API