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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 81% of the time, based on 1,080 shared comparable votes.

877 same votes 203 different votes 1,080 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
16 Aye 29 No
Trade 93% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 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
17 Aye 16 No
Defence 73% aligned 33 shared votes
20 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

59.6%
13% below average
Rank 574 of 650
Participation
76.5%
4% above average
Rank 274 of 650
1,281
2,151 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,841
2,406 eligible divisions
718
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
55.2% of votes cast
563
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
825
44.8% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

74
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 650
Appearances
105
+12.0 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
125
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 311 of 650
Contributions
128
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 302 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 189 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
72 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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