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Ed Davey vs Tim Farron

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Ed Davey and Tim Farron voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,022 shared comparable votes.

1,014 same votes 8 different votes 1,022 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
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
96 Aye 57 No
72 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
72 Aye 40 No
36 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
36 Aye 62 No
9 Aye 33 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 42 shared votes
9 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
55 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 107 shared votes
55 Aye 52 No
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
96 Aye 57 No
72 Aye 40 No
Tax 100% aligned 112 shared votes
72 Aye 40 No
36 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
36 Aye 62 No

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

Voting record

60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
Participation
63.4 %
10 % below average
Rank 542 of 648
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,465
2,312 eligible divisions
699
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
798
54.5 % of votes cast
554
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
667
45.5 % of votes cast
6
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 40 of 648
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648
Contributions
140
+32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
£294,578
30 % above average
Latest expenses
£301,196
33 % above average
10
4 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
1
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
Defence
53 of 59 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Migration
113 of 161 votes
#3
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes
#5
Migration
131 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Aye
No rebel
Aye
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API