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Ed Davey vs Sir John Hayes

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 John Hayes
Sir John Hayes
Con South Holland and The Deepings

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Sir John Hayes voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 1,068 shared comparable votes.

178 same votes 890 different votes 1,068 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
19 Aye 19 No
Education 63% aligned 38 shared votes
9 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 50% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 43% aligned 23 shared votes
8 Aye 15 No
74 Aye 54 No
Tax 32% aligned 128 shared votes
43 Aye 85 No
15 Aye 17 No
Defence 25% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 60 No
Migration 0% aligned 94 shared votes
60 Aye 34 No
16 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 26 shared votes
10 Aye 16 No
30 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 41 shared votes
12 Aye 29 No
99 Aye 61 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 160 shared votes
56 Aye 104 No
15 Aye 29 No
Trade 5% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 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
81.9%
9% above average
Rank 162 of 649
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,361 eligible divisions
713
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
913
47.2% of votes cast
558
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
1,020
52.8% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
25
1.3% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 650
Appearances
110
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650
98
-40.3 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 650
Contributions
231
+92.7 vs Commons average
Rank 98 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
£2,932,645
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£280,368
24% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Brexit / EU
202 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Housing
60 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
No
No
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
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
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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