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Esther McVey vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Esther McVey
Esther McVey
Con Tatton
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Esther McVey and Ed Davey voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 884 shared comparable votes.

145 same votes 739 different votes 884 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
9 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 69% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 14 No
Education 55% aligned 20 shared votes
13 Aye 7 No
1 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 2 No
Housing 27% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
36 Aye 63 No
Tax 26% aligned 99 shared votes
59 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
65 Aye 29 No
Migration 3% aligned 94 shared votes
26 Aye 68 No
50 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 149 shared votes
94 Aye 55 No
30 Aye 18 No
Trade 4% aligned 48 shared votes
18 Aye 30 No
11 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 5% aligned 37 shared votes
26 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

64.8%
8% below average
Rank 522 of 649
Participation
60.2%
13% below average
Rank 573 of 649
1,368
2,111 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,111 eligible divisions
626
45.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1% of votes cast
742
54.2% of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9% of votes cast
54
3.9% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

107
+28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Appearances
64
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
156
+18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
105
-32.1 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,413,915
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£295,931
31% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
7
3 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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

Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 188 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Trade
68 of 87 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Transport
67 of 88 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion 9 Dec 2025
Trade
Aye
Aye
European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion 29 Oct 2025
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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