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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 975 shared comparable votes.

820 same votes 155 different votes 975 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
14 Aye 13 No
Defence 74% aligned 27 shared votes
15 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

60.2%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 649
Participation
66.5%
6% below average
Rank 491 of 649
1,276
2,121 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,376 eligible divisions
715
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
897
56.7% of votes cast
561
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
684
43.3% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

66
-15.7 vs Commons average
Rank 332 of 649
Appearances
43
-38.7 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
109
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 649
Contributions
48
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 510 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30% above average
12
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
59 of 71 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
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
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
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