Rt Hon Ed Davey, MP for Kingston and Surbiton
Ed Davey has been an MP since 1997.
Roles and committees
Posts held in government or opposition, and committee seats, as Parliament records them.
In government
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (Department of Energy and Climate Change) | 2012 to 2015 | |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs) | 2010 to 2012 |
In opposition
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Social Justice) (Opposition Department) | 2020 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury) (Opposition Department) | 2019 to 2020 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Opposition Department) | 2019 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Opposition Department) | 2017 to 2019 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Foreign Affairs) (Opposition Department) | 2007 to 2010 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (without Portfolio) (Opposition Department) | 2006 to 2007 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Trade and Industry) (Opposition Department) | 2006 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Education) (Opposition Department) | 2005 to 2006 |
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| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (Opposition Department) | 2002 to 2005 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Chief Secretary to the Treasury) (Opposition Department) | 2001 to 2002 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Olympics and London) (Opposition Department) | 2000 to 2003 | |
| Liberal Democrat Whip (Opposition Department) | 1997 to 2000 | |
| Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Treasury) (Opposition Department) | 1997 to 2001 |
Committees
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Treasury Committee | 1999 to 2001 | |
| Procedure Committee | 1997 to 2000 |
Other posts
| Post | When | |
|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Liberal Democrats | 2020 to now | Now |
| Acting Leader, Liberal Democrats | 2019 to 2020 | |
| Deputy Leader, Liberal Democrats | 2019 |
Countries of interest
Political Interests
Source: UK Parliament Members API · Parliament’s own page
Declared interests
MPs must publish certain paid work, gifts, donations and other interests. This is a record of what they declared, not a suggestion that anything is wrong.
Ed Davey has 12 interests currently registered.
| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | One&Only Asset Management Ltd - £10,000.00 | 17 Jul 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | William Reeve - £10,000.00 | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Rowan Mullan - £1,500.00 | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP | Francis Toye - £2,500.00 | 9 Jun 2026 |
| Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments | Payment received on 25 September 2025 - £1,000.00 | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | Guest radio hosting - Global Media Group Services Limited | 30 Sep 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | Guest appearance on Have I Got News For You - Hat Trick Productions | 20 Mar 2025 |
| Employment and earnings | Writing a book - HarperCollins Publishing | 7 Feb 2025 |
| Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources | National Liberal Club - £798.00 | 17 Jan 2022 |
| Miscellaneous | Board member of POWERful Women (PfW), a professional initiative to advance gender diversity within the energy sector. | 1 Nov 2018 |
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| Type | What was registered | Registered |
|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous | Trustee of Tourism for all, a charity. | 6 Jul 2017 |
| Miscellaneous | Board Member (unpaid) of Fit for the Future, a network of mainly charities helping organisations to become climate-friendly and resilient. | 6 Jul 2017 |
Source: Register of Members’ Financial Interests · Parliament’s own page
Questions
MPs can ask ministers questions in writing. The questions show what an MP is working on, which votes cannot.
Ed Davey asked 3 written questions in the last 12 months.
Who they asked
Latest questions
Source: Written Questions API · Updated 4 Oct 2026
Expenses
MPs claim back money for running an office and working in two places. An independent body, IPSA, publishes every claim. This is what was paid in 2025-26.
49 claims. For comparison, across the 657 MPs in IPSA’s file the middle MP was paid £18,469 and the average was £19,699.
Source: IPSA, individual business costs data · About this data
Election result and area
Ed Davey represents Kingston and Surbiton. Here is who won there at the last general election, and a few numbers about the area.
Liberal Democrat
votes ahead of second place
of people who could vote did
Ed Davey won with 51% of the votes, and Helen Edward (Conservative) came second with 17%.
Votes for each party
Every candidate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Davey | Liberal Democrat | 25,870 | 51.1% |
| Helen Edward | Conservative | 8,635 | 17.0% |
| Eunice O'Dame | Labour | 6,561 | 13.0% |
| Mark Fox | Reform UK | 4,787 | 9.4% |
| Debojyoti Das | Green Party | 3,009 | 5.9% |
| Yvonne Tracey | Kingston Independent Residents Group | 1,177 | 2.3% |
| Ali Abdulla | Workers Party of Britain | 395 | 0.8% |
| A.Gent Chinners | Official Monster Raving Loony Party | 230 | 0.5% |
2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.
Your area at a glance
Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.
How they vote
In the last 12 months Ed Davey took part in 116 Commons votes.
More detail on how they vote
Ed Davey voted the same way as their party in 114 of the 114 votes where parties gave instructions (100%), and went the other way in 0.
What does this mean?
Parties tell their MPs how to vote. Most MPs usually follow that. A high or low count says nothing on its own about whether an MP is good or bad, and we do not rank MPs by it. We only count votes where parties gave instructions, not free votes. How we count it
Recent votes
| Date | Vote | They voted | Compared with party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Sep | End of life for terminally ill adults: the first main vote | Against | Free vote |
| 11 Sep | A vote to end a debate | Against | Free vote |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 8 Sep | Health: a proposed change | For | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
| 14 Jul | Accountability of public officials: a proposed change | Against | Same as party |
See every vote on Parliament’s site
Has this changed over time?
View data table
| Month | This MP | Party average |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Nov 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Dec 25 | 100% | 100% |
| Jan 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Feb 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Mar 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Apr 26 | 100% | 100% |
| May 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jun 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Jul 26 | 100% | 100% |
| Sep 26 | 100% | 100% |
Source: Commons Votes API
This page states what the record shows. It does not say why an MP voted as they did. How we calculate this