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David Williams vs Mr Bayo Alaba

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 Mr Bayo Alaba
Mr Bayo Alaba
Ind Southend East and Rochford

Voting alignment

David Williams and Mr Bayo Alaba voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 366 shared comparable votes.

365 same votes 1 different votes 366 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
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
10 Aye 20 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
13% above average
Rank 89 of 650
Participation
65.8%
7% below average
Rank 503 of 650
526
619 eligible divisions
Total votes
407
619 eligible divisions
267
50.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
208
51.1% of votes cast
259
49.2% of votes cast
No votes
199
48.9% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
9
2.2% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-29.0 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 650
Appearances
44
-44.0 vs Commons average
Rank 506 of 650
74
-79.4 vs Commons average
Rank 448 of 650
Contributions
49
-104.4 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£178,644
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£178,644
21% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
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
Benefits
28 of 30 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 42 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Defence
29 of 34 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Transport
23 of 30 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Housing
23 of 32 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Elections (proportional representation): Ten Minute Rule Motion 3 Dec 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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