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David Williams vs Josh MacAlister

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


Voting alignment

David Williams and Josh MacAlister voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 449 shared comparable votes.

440 same votes 9 different votes 449 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
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
51 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
31 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
31 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
31 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 154 of 650
527
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
633 eligible divisions
268
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
262
50.6% of votes cast
259
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
256
49.4% of votes cast
15
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 281 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 148 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
£223,568
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£223,568
1% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Education
49 of 50 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
#5
Migration
12 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

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