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David Williams vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

David Williams and Dan Carden voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 297 shared comparable votes.

297 same votes 0 different votes 297 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
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
50 Aye 21 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
50 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 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
68.8%
4% below average
Rank 450 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,121 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
808
55.3% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
652
44.7% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

60
-23.6 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Appearances
26
-57.6 vs Commons average
Rank 574 of 650
76
-69.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 650
Contributions
37
-108.7 vs Commons average
Rank 560 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
16
5 registered categories
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
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API