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David Williams vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

David Williams and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 399 shared comparable votes.

398 same votes 1 different votes 399 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
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 46 shared votes
29 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
24 Aye 6 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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
71.6 %
1 % below average
Rank 393 of 650
484
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,682
2,349 eligible divisions
251
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
944
56.1 % of votes cast
233
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
738
43.9 % of votes cast
13
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
10 years, 7 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
75
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 219 of 650
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
121
-4.8 vs Commons average
Rank 211 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
64 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Education
79 of 95 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
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
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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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