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Ed Davey vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 1,099 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 928 different votes 1,099 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
20 Aye 16 No
Education 64% aligned 36 shared votes
11 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 32 shared votes
10 Aye 22 No
76 Aye 47 No
Tax 28% aligned 123 shared votes
41 Aye 82 No
16 Aye 16 No
Defence 22% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 33 No
Devolution / Local Government 21% aligned 43 shared votes
26 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 69 No
Migration 0% aligned 99 shared votes
69 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
17 Aye 32 No
Trade 6% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
99 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 162 shared votes
63 Aye 99 No

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

Voting record

60.2%
13% below average
Rank 573 of 649
Participation
84.8%
12% above average
Rank 100 of 649
1,271
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,790
2,111 eligible divisions
713
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
883
49.3% of votes cast
558
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
907
50.7% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

64
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Appearances
16
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 649
105
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
23
-114.1 vs Commons average
Rank 589 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
11
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
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