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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 390 shared comparable votes.

390 same votes 0 different votes 390 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
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
7 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
7 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

86.0 %
13 % above average
Rank 78 of 650
Participation
79.4 %
7 % above average
Rank 213 of 650
484
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,866
2,349 eligible divisions
251
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,031
55.3 % of votes cast
233
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
835
44.7 % of votes cast
13
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
92
+21.1 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
123
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 205 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
£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£295,156
31 % 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
49 of 49 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API