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David Williams vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

David Williams and Chris Philp voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 310 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 304 different votes 310 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 35 shared votes
18 Aye 17 No
36 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
26 Aye 36 No
18 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 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 78 of 650
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 650
484
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,962
2,349 eligible divisions
251
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
948
48.3 % of votes cast
233
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,014
51.7 % of votes cast
13
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-22.7 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Appearances
49
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
63
-62.5 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
75
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 376 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
159 of 169 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
No
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