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Ed Davey vs Josh MacAlister

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 Josh MacAlister
Josh MacAlister
Lab Whitehaven and Workington

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 187 different votes 220 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 43% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 4 No
Transport 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 2 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 18 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 6% aligned 53 shared votes
32 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 7 No
Defence 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

53.7%
18% below average
Rank 598 of 649
Participation
82.0%
10% above average
Rank 157 of 649
1,271
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
477
582 eligible divisions
713
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
50.3% of votes cast
558
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
49.7% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Appearances
78
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 649
107
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649
Contributions
213
+73.6 vs Commons average
Rank 113 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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 211 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 66 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
113 of 171 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 56 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
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
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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