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Ed Davey vs Gareth Thomas

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 Gareth Thomas
Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 84% of the time, based on 967 shared comparable votes.

816 same votes 151 different votes 967 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 58 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
97 Aye 58 No
12 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 62 No
Migration 98% aligned 96 shared votes
36 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 52% aligned 29 shared votes
23 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 14 No
Housing 60% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 13 No
Defence 73% aligned 26 shared votes
14 Aye 12 No
77 Aye 35 No
Tax 75% aligned 112 shared votes
77 Aye 35 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 571 of 650
Participation
66.3 %
6 % below average
Rank 498 of 650
1,267
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,344 eligible divisions
711
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
887
57.0 % of votes cast
556
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
668
43.0 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

54
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 353 of 650
Appearances
45
-23.5 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
89
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Contributions
110
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 228 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
58 of 70 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 169 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 89 votes
Transport
55 of 85 votes
#5
Transport
68 of 92 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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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