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Kate Dearden vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Ed Davey voted the same way 16% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

34 same votes 185 different votes 219 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
5 Aye 0 No
Energy 80% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 33% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 11 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
28 Aye 15 No
Tax 5% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

86.2%
13% above average
Rank 70 of 649
Participation
60.2%
13% below average
Rank 573 of 649
500
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,111 eligible divisions
246
49.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1% of votes cast
254
50.8% of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

80
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 649
Appearances
64
-14.7 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
201
+63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 117 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

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
7
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
0
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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 194 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 8 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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