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Ed Davey vs Nick Thomas-Symonds

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 Nick Thomas-Symonds
Nick Thomas-Symonds
Lab Torfaen

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Nick Thomas-Symonds voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 938 shared comparable votes.

841 same votes 97 different votes 938 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
93 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
93 Aye 60 No
18 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
31 Aye 55 No
Migration 99% aligned 86 shared votes
32 Aye 54 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 4 No
Education 70% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
70 Aye 35 No
Tax 74% aligned 105 shared votes
65 Aye 40 No
23 Aye 15 No
Benefits 79% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 79% aligned 29 shared votes
14 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 14 No
Defence 81% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 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
63.0 %
10 % below average
Rank 548 of 648
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,457
2,312 eligible divisions
699
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
842
57.8 % of votes cast
554
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
615
42.2 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
Appearances
38
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 429 of 648
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648
Contributions
265
+157.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 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
£2,131,457
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,367
13 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Brexit / EU
180 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Defence
44 of 59 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Opposition Day: UK-EU Summit 13 May 2025
No
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