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David Williams vs Melanie Ward

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


Voting alignment

David Williams and Melanie Ward voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 396 shared comparable votes.

396 same votes 0 different votes 396 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
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
48 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 28 shared votes
11 Aye 17 No
19 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 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
76.1%
3% above average
Rank 284 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
449
590 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
220
49.0% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
229
51.0% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Appearances
67
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 327 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
Contributions
90
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£195,558
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£195,558
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API