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David Williams vs Alicia Kearns

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
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Photograph of Alicia Kearns
Alicia Kearns
Con Rutland and Stamford

Voting alignment

David Williams and Alicia Kearns voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 280 different votes 287 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 6 No
NHS / Health 25% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
39 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 21 No
Tax 0% aligned 60 shared votes
21 Aye 39 No
21 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 29 shared votes
7 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 13 shared votes
6 Aye 7 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
69.9%
3% below average
Rank 433 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,159
1,658 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
575
49.6% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
584
50.4% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
27
2.3% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

60
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Appearances
132
+48.3 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
76
-69.9 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Contributions
188
+42.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£1,417,308
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£320,176
42% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
12
3 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

Education
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
41 of 47 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
37 of 44 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
143 of 174 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Housing
44 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 16 Jun 2026
No
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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