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Linsey Farnsworth vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Linsey Farnsworth
Linsey Farnsworth
Lab Amber Valley
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Linsey Farnsworth and Ed Davey voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 238 shared comparable votes.

35 same votes 203 different votes 238 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
6 Aye 1 No
Energy 71% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
2 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 4 No
Defence 25% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 22% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 10 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
11 Aye 18 No
30 Aye 19 No
Tax 6% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 9% aligned 11 shared votes
2 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 21 shared votes
3 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 15% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

87.3%
16% above average
Rank 54 of 649
Participation
53.7%
18% below average
Rank 598 of 649
508
582 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,368 eligible divisions
262
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1% of votes cast
246
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9% of votes cast
1
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

77
-3.0 vs Commons average
Rank 269 of 649
Appearances
65
-15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 337 of 649
135
-4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 217 of 649
Contributions
107
-32.4 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£216,552
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£216,552
4% below average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
2
1 registered category
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

Housing
31 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 66 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 56 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
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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