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Ed Davey vs Sir Julian Smith

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 Julian Smith
Sir Julian Smith
Con Skipton and Ripon

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 1,007 shared comparable votes.

204 same votes 803 different votes 1,007 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
18 Aye 18 No
Education 69% aligned 36 shared votes
9 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 14 No
Housing 50% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 48% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
9 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
73 Aye 52 No
Tax 32% aligned 125 shared votes
40 Aye 85 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 60 No
Migration 3% aligned 88 shared votes
57 Aye 31 No
83 Aye 51 No
Brexit / EU 7% aligned 134 shared votes
52 Aye 82 No
16 Aye 24 No
Trade 8% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

60.1%
13% below average
Rank 570 of 650
Participation
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
1,281
2,132 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,847
2,387 eligible divisions
718
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
888
48.1% of votes cast
563
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
959
51.9% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

66
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
Appearances
96
+10.4 vs Commons average
Rank 200 of 650
110
-39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 316 of 650
Contributions
116
-33.1 vs Commons average
Rank 300 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
11
4 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API