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Ed Miliband vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Lab Doncaster North
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Ed Davey voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 849 shared comparable votes.

758 same votes 91 different votes 849 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
89 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 146 shared votes
89 Aye 57 No
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 1 No
Education 68% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 16 No
Benefits 75% aligned 36 shared votes
21 Aye 15 No
56 Aye 24 No
Tax 78% aligned 80 shared votes
56 Aye 24 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 80% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

55.8 %
17 % below average
Rank 603 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,291
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
714
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
577
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

43
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
495
+387.1 vs Commons average
Rank 13 of 648
Contributions
82
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2 % below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
1
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
171 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Migration
127 of 169 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
33 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: Amendment 288 11 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 14: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (period for which levy has effect) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 13: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (relief for investment expenditure) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 12: Energy (oil and gas) profits levy (increase in rate) 6 Nov 2024
Energy Tax
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3J 22 Apr 2024
Migration
No
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