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David Williams vs Chris Coghlan

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 Chris Coghlan
Chris Coghlan
LD Dorking and Horley

Voting alignment

David Williams and Chris Coghlan voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 221 different votes 261 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
Democracy / Parliament 63% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 3 No
Energy 50% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 4 No
Migration 40% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 36% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 24% aligned 21 shared votes
18 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
1 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
31 Aye 23 No
Tax 6% aligned 54 shared votes
26 Aye 28 No
18 Aye 15 No
Education 6% aligned 33 shared votes
17 Aye 16 No
4 Aye 10 No
Defence 7% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

86.0%
13% above average
Rank 76 of 649
Participation
52.1%
21% below average
Rank 617 of 649
499
580 eligible divisions
Total votes
302
580 eligible divisions
259
51.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
175
57.9% of votes cast
240
48.1% of votes cast
No votes
127
42.1% of votes cast
13
2.6% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-19.7 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
Appearances
60
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 365 of 649
76
-61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
Contributions
72
-65.1 vs Commons average
Rank 417 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
£188,989
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£188,989
16% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Work / Employment
27 of 39 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Education
33 of 50 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Tax
70 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading 10 Jun 2026
Transport
No
No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148 10 Jun 2026
Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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