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Ed Davey vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Olivia Blake voted the same way 75% of the time, based on 759 shared comparable votes.

573 same votes 186 different votes 759 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
22 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
34 Aye 54 No
Migration 99% aligned 88 shared votes
35 Aye 53 No
18 Aye 6 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 No
3 Aye 16 No
Trade 95% aligned 19 shared votes
4 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 18 No
Education 33% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 39% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
60 Aye 36 No
Tax 52% aligned 96 shared votes
66 Aye 30 No
6 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
Participation
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,268
2,099 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,636 eligible divisions
712
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
556
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-20.2 vs Commons average
Rank 378 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.2 vs Commons average
Rank 490 of 649
91
-42.4 vs Commons average
Rank 336 of 649
Contributions
44
-89.4 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
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