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Ed Davey vs Sir Oliver Dowden

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 Oliver Dowden
Sir Oliver Dowden
Con Hertsmere

Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Sir Oliver Dowden voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 954 shared comparable votes.

194 same votes 760 different votes 954 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 13 No
Education 65% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
6 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 28 shared votes
6 Aye 22 No
2 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 59% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 11 No
Housing 59% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
70 Aye 53 No
Tax 35% aligned 123 shared votes
42 Aye 81 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
28 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 3% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
32 Aye 42 No
Migration 4% aligned 74 shared votes
39 Aye 35 No
103 Aye 55 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 158 shared votes
55 Aye 103 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
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 417 of 649
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,665
2,361 eligible divisions
713
56.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
772
46.4 % of votes cast
558
43.9 % of votes cast
No votes
893
53.6 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
Appearances
56
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
98
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649
Contributions
66
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 436 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
£1,614,938
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£226,269
same as average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
17
5 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
197 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Transport
77 of 95 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes
#5
Defence
54 of 71 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 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
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
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
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