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David Williams vs Chris McDonald

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 McDonald
Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

David Williams and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 17 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
9 Aye 17 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
77.5%
5% above average
Rank 254 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
590 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
223
48.8% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
234
51.2% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Appearances
92
+9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 201 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
Contributions
405
+261.5 vs Commons average
Rank 35 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
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
11 of 13 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
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
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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