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David Williams vs Alan Strickland

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

Photograph of David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North
vs
Photograph of Alan Strickland
Alan Strickland
Lab Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Voting alignment

David Williams and Alan Strickland voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 470 shared comparable votes.

470 same votes 0 different votes 470 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
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

86.3%
14% above average
Rank 69 of 649
Participation
88.1%
16% above average
Rank 42 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
520
590 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
260
50.0% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.0% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-21.8 vs Commons average
Rank 364 of 649
Appearances
33
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 534 of 649
76
-66.5 vs Commons average
Rank 411 of 649
Contributions
34
-108.5 vs Commons average
Rank 563 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£176,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,611
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£174,611
23% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Transport
29 of 29 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API