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Brian Mathew vs David Williams

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

Photograph of Brian Mathew
Brian Mathew
LD Melksham and Devizes
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Photograph of David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North

Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and David Williams voted the same way 17% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 273 different votes 330 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 55 shared votes
34 Aye 21 No
3 Aye 1 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
9 Aye 24 No
Education 3% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 16 No
Devolution / Local Government 8% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

65.2%
7% below average
Rank 512 of 649
Participation
86.1%
13% above average
Rank 72 of 649
375
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
575 eligible divisions
188
50.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
52.1% of votes cast
187
49.9% of votes cast
No votes
237
47.9% of votes cast
11
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

79
+1.1 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
87
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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

Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Housing
27 of 31 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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