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David Williams vs Deirdre Costigan

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

David Williams and Deirdre Costigan voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 438 shared comparable votes.

424 same votes 14 different votes 438 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
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
44 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
44 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
21 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
26 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 34 shared votes
26 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 650
Participation
90.9%
19% above average
Rank 13 of 650
530
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
578
636 eligible divisions
269
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
296
51.2% of votes cast
261
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
282
48.8% of votes cast
15
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-23.9 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 650
Appearances
101
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
93
-75.9 vs Commons average
Rank 415 of 650
Contributions
140
-28.9 vs Commons average
Rank 287 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
£196,485
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£196,485
13% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Housing
33 of 33 votes
Benefits
32 of 32 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API