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Priti Patel vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Priti Patel
Priti Patel
Con Witham
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Priti Patel and Ed Davey voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 865 shared comparable votes.

183 same votes 682 different votes 865 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
4 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 77% aligned 22 shared votes
1 Aye 21 No
4 Aye 19 No
Education 70% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 53% aligned 19 shared votes
5 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 38% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 72 No
Tax 36% aligned 108 shared votes
65 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
51 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 153 shared votes
97 Aye 56 No
59 Aye 26 No
Migration 4% aligned 85 shared votes
23 Aye 62 No
6 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 8% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 8% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

61.7%
11% below average
Rank 561 of 650
Participation
60.3%
12% below average
Rank 574 of 650
1,470
2,381 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,281
2,126 eligible divisions
668
45.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
56.0% of votes cast
802
54.6% of votes cast
No votes
563
44.0% of votes cast
14
1.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.6% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

72
-13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 315 of 650
Appearances
67
-18.2 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 650
99
-49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 650
Contributions
110
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,462,741
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£244,429
8% above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30% above average
12
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
4 registered categories
12
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
189 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Housing
52 of 67 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 163 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Tax
217 of 322 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
126 of 198 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
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