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Ed Davey vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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 Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 856 shared comparable votes.

130 same votes 726 different votes 856 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
10 Aye 9 No
Education 74% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 29% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 21 No
Transport 28% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
70 Aye 32 No
Tax 24% aligned 102 shared votes
30 Aye 72 No
9 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 17% aligned 12 shared votes
3 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
12 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 15 shared votes
3 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 27 No
Trade 2% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 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
63.1%
10% below average
Rank 539 of 649
1,271
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,492
2,366 eligible divisions
713
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
716
48.0% of votes cast
558
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
776
52.0% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
39
2.6% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

64
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
Appearances
66
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 649
105
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649
Contributions
75
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
12
4 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 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 Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
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