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David Williams vs Graham Stringer

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 Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

David Williams and Graham Stringer voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 295 shared comparable votes.

291 same votes 4 different votes 295 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
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Benefits 67% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
35 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
35 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 23 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

83.5%
11% above average
Rank 117 of 650
Participation
57.9%
14% below average
Rank 589 of 650
527
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,400
2,417 eligible divisions
268
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
703
50.2% of votes cast
259
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
697
49.8% of votes cast
15
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Appearances
66
-28.5 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
46
-118.6 vs Commons average
Rank 547 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
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 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
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Transport
65 of 98 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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