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David Williams vs David Smith

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
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David Smith
Lab North Northumberland

Voting alignment

David Williams and David Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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
30 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
29 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
29 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
16 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 72 of 649
Participation
69.7 %
3 % below average
Rank 436 of 649
495
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
401
575 eligible divisions
258
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
201
50.1 % of votes cast
237
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
200
49.9 % of votes cast
13
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
14
3.5 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
Appearances
71
-6.3 vs Commons average
Rank 287 of 649
74
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
Contributions
93
-44.1 vs Commons average
Rank 341 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
£182,965
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£182,965
19 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
2 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
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 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 Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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