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Ed Davey vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and James Murray voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 771 shared comparable votes.

611 same votes 160 different votes 771 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
23 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
11 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
33 Aye 66 No
Migration 97% aligned 99 shared votes
32 Aye 67 No
18 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
16 Aye 5 No
Energy 95% aligned 21 shared votes
17 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 19 No
Education 32% aligned 37 shared votes
27 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
64 Aye 38 No
Tax 54% aligned 102 shared votes
71 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 15 No
Housing 60% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 67% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

60.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 650
Participation
73.1 %
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
1,267
2,094 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,631 eligible divisions
711
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
636
53.3 % of votes cast
556
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
557
46.7 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
Appearances
69
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
93
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 650
Contributions
587
+461.0 vs Commons average
Rank 11 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Migration
130 of 152 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes
#5
Education
57 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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 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
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 18 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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