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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 1,043 shared comparable votes.

1,035 same votes 8 different votes 1,043 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
74 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
74 Aye 45 No
36 Aye 62 No
Migration 100% aligned 98 shared votes
36 Aye 62 No
10 Aye 33 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 43 shared votes
10 Aye 33 No
16 Aye 25 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 96% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
58 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 111 shared votes
58 Aye 53 No
96 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
96 Aye 57 No
74 Aye 45 No
Tax 100% aligned 119 shared votes
74 Aye 45 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

59.6%
13% below average
Rank 575 of 650
Participation
62.6%
10% below average
Rank 550 of 650
1,288
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,513
2,417 eligible divisions
720
55.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
831
54.9% of votes cast
568
44.1% of votes cast
No votes
682
45.1% of votes cast
8
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.5% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

74
-20.5 vs Commons average
Rank 345 of 650
Appearances
184
+89.5 vs Commons average
Rank 53 of 650
125
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
Contributions
218
+53.4 vs Commons average
Rank 145 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
£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
14
4 registered categories
11
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
25
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 189 votes
#1
#2
Brexit / EU
182 of 212 votes
Migration
113 of 163 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API