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Ed Davey vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 119 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 104 different votes 119 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
4 Aye 0 No
Energy 100% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 43% aligned 7 shared votes
1 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 3 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 20 No
Tax 8% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 3 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
2 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
12 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 20 No
Tax 8% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 4 No
Education 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
Participation
45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 648
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
241
526 eligible divisions
699
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
109
45.2 % of votes cast
554
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
132
54.8 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
Appearances
22
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 648
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648
Contributions
118
+10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 175 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
4 of 6 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Third Reading 18 Mar 2025
Education
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 288 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 57 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Home Detention Curfew and Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods (Amdt) Order 2024 10 Dec 2024
Aye
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