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Ed Davey vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Paula Barker voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 771 shared comparable votes.

595 same votes 176 different votes 771 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
23 Aye 19 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
24 Aye 64 No
Migration 99% aligned 88 shared votes
25 Aye 63 No
18 Aye 5 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 15 No
Trade 95% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 10 No
Education 37% aligned 30 shared votes
17 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 41% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 15 No
Housing 54% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 56% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
57 Aye 28 No
Tax 62% aligned 85 shared votes
59 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

60.5 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 650
Participation
78.9 %
6 % above average
Rank 227 of 650
1,268
2,096 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,289
1,633 eligible divisions
712
56.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
676
52.4 % of votes cast
556
43.8 % of votes cast
No votes
613
47.6 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 6 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

56
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 650
Appearances
55
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 650
93
-35.7 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Contributions
57
-71.7 vs Commons average
Rank 457 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Work / Employment
58 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
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API