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David Williams vs Helen Hayes

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 Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood

Voting alignment

David Williams and Helen Hayes voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 409 shared comparable votes.

409 same votes 0 different votes 409 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
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
24 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 11 No
Housing 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
847
44.9% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
Contributions
127
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 245 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£295,156
30% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
63 of 67 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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