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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.


Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 14% of the time, based on 132 shared comparable votes.

19 same votes 113 different votes 132 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
4 Aye 2 No
Transport 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

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

Voting record

59.6%
13% below average
Rank 575 of 650
Participation
44.5%
28% below average
Rank 630 of 650
1,288
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
281
631 eligible divisions
720
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
122
43.4% of votes cast
568
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
159
56.6% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

74
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 465 of 650
125
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Contributions
241
+76.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 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
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59% below average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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 189 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 10 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Work / Employment
25 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Defence
20 of 34 votes
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes
#5
Tax
63 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API