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David Williams vs Mark Garnier

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 Mark Garnier
Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

David Williams and Mark Garnier voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 363 different votes 369 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
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
15 Aye 5 No
Benefits 10% aligned 20 shared votes
3 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 42 shared votes
22 Aye 20 No
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
39 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 67 shared votes
28 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 39 shared votes
12 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
8 Aye 28 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
8 Aye 19 No
15 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 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
83.9 %
11 % above average
Rank 122 of 650
484
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,970
2,349 eligible divisions
251
51.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
961
48.8 % of votes cast
233
48.1 % of votes cast
No votes
1,009
51.2 % of votes cast
13
2.7 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

48
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
Appearances
76
+5.1 vs Commons average
Rank 203 of 650
63
-62.8 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 650
Contributions
244
+118.2 vs Commons average
Rank 68 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
22
7 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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
#2
Trade
84 of 89 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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