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Liz Twist vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Ed Davey voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 982 shared comparable votes.

772 same votes 210 different votes 982 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
87 Aye 57 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
87 Aye 57 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
30 Aye 61 No
Migration 96% aligned 91 shared votes
30 Aye 61 No
17 Aye 27 No
Trade 95% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
15 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 11 No
Education 28% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
20 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 30% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 50% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
74 Aye 42 No
Tax 60% aligned 116 shared votes
72 Aye 44 No
14 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

84.3 %
11 % above average
Rank 121 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,734
2,057 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
955
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
779
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

64
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 206 of 648
Appearances
49
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 328 of 648
79
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
4 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 43 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Work / Employment
66 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Migration
147 of 161 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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