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Ed Davey vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Ian Lavery voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 1,066 shared comparable votes.

870 same votes 196 different votes 1,066 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
92 Aye 54 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
92 Aye 54 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
35 Aye 67 No
Migration 97% aligned 102 shared votes
34 Aye 68 No
25 Aye 16 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
27 Aye 8 No
Foreign Affairs 94% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 42% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
22 Aye 19 No
Education 44% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 13 No
Housing 60% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
80 Aye 49 No
Tax 66% aligned 129 shared votes
88 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 16 No
Defence 72% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 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
76.1 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 650
1,267
2,089 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,784
2,344 eligible divisions
711
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
995
55.8 % of votes cast
556
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
789
44.2 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
19
1.1 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-14.8 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Appearances
71
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 230 of 650
91
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 650
Contributions
101
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 274 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Defence
65 of 70 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Work / Employment
66 of 75 votes
Transport
55 of 85 votes
#5
Migration
147 of 169 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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
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
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API