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David Williams vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

David Williams and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 315 shared comparable votes.

315 same votes 0 different votes 315 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
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 57 shared votes
33 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
16 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
16 Aye 3 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
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Appearances
47
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 472 of 650
76
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
111
-34.7 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£176,534
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above 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
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 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
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
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