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Sir Keir Starmer vs Ed Davey

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

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
Photograph of Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Ed Davey voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 609 shared comparable votes.

578 same votes 31 different votes 609 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
84 Aye 51 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 135 shared votes
84 Aye 51 No
18 Aye 34 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
18 Aye 34 No
17 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 32 shared votes
17 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 8 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
13 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 3 No
Energy 60% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 73% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 1 No
Education 80% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 12 No
Benefits 81% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 82% aligned 11 shared votes
8 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

38.4 %
35 % below average
Rank 633 of 647
Participation
61.0 %
12 % below average
Rank 571 of 647
893
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,261
2,068 eligible divisions
545
61.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
706
56.0 % of votes cast
348
39.0 % of votes cast
No votes
555
44.0 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
9 years, 0 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

44
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 647
Appearances
50
-13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 348 of 647
1,405
+1291.2 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 647
Contributions
84
-29.8 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
15
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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

Brexit / EU
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Trade
51 of 88 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 63 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 45 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Transport
42 of 91 votes
#5
Transport
54 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 23 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Where they voted the same
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
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their Amendment 9 but proposes Amendment (a) in lieu 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in ther Amendment 7B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 6B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Rwanda Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 3B and 3C 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Rwanda Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
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