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Ed Davey vs Shabana Mahmood

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 Shabana Mahmood
Shabana Mahmood
Lab Birmingham Ladywood

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Shabana Mahmood voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 807 shared comparable votes.

750 same votes 57 different votes 807 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 62 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 155 shared votes
93 Aye 62 No
19 Aye 55 No
Migration 100% aligned 74 shared votes
19 Aye 55 No
19 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 9 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 8 No
Benefits 76% aligned 34 shared votes
24 Aye 10 No
11 Aye 6 No
Housing 76% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 82% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 4 No
Education 86% aligned 14 shared votes
12 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 86% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 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
54.4 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 648
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,257
2,312 eligible divisions
699
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
725
57.7 % of votes cast
554
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
532
42.3 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
Appearances
35
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 648
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648
Contributions
544
+436.1 vs Commons average
Rank 8 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
£2,874,401
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£287,702
27 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
182 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
Trade
58 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
28 of 43 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
29 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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
Aye
Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 15 Jan 2025
Aye
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