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Ed Davey vs Sir Nicholas Dakin

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
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Sir Nicholas Dakin
Lab Scunthorpe

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Sir Nicholas Dakin voted the same way 58% of the time, based on 465 shared comparable votes.

271 same votes 194 different votes 465 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
59 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 84 shared votes
59 Aye 25 No
12 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 93% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 14 No
Trade 88% aligned 24 shared votes
11 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 70% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 13% aligned 16 shared votes
13 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 14% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 11 No
Education 19% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 8 No
Defence 25% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 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
83.1 %
10 % above average
Rank 138 of 649
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
478
575 eligible divisions
713
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.2 % of votes cast
558
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.8 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-19.0 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
Appearances
6
-72.0 vs Commons average
Rank 623 of 649
97
-41.4 vs Commons average
Rank 322 of 649
Contributions
6
-132.4 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£1,959,326
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£208,878
8 % below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
11
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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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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