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Paul Holmes vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Ed Davey voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 792 shared comparable votes.

159 same votes 633 different votes 792 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
10 Aye 17 No
Education 74% aligned 27 shared votes
13 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 59% aligned 29 shared votes
5 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 64 No
Tax 38% aligned 93 shared votes
59 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 10 No
Transport 26% aligned 31 shared votes
12 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 20 No
Defence 25% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 2% aligned 50 shared votes
26 Aye 24 No
63 Aye 29 No
Migration 2% aligned 92 shared votes
27 Aye 65 No
19 Aye 7 No
Trade 4% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 4% aligned 25 shared votes
19 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

85.1 %
12 % above average
Rank 94 of 649
Participation
60.4 %
12 % below average
Rank 572 of 649
1,398
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,271
2,106 eligible divisions
694
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
713
56.1 % of votes cast
704
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
558
43.9 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

105
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.0 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
390
+251.5 vs Commons average
Rank 37 of 649
Contributions
98
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 323 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
3
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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
Trade
50 of 53 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 44 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
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 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
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