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David Williams vs Mr Luke Charters

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 Luke Charters
Mr Luke Charters
Lab York Outer

Voting alignment

David Williams and Mr Luke Charters voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 456 shared comparable votes.

445 same votes 11 different votes 456 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
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
47 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
47 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
29 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 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

83.3%
11% above average
Rank 123 of 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 110 of 650
527
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
532
633 eligible divisions
268
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
270
50.8% of votes cast
259
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
262
49.2% of votes cast
15
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% 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
85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
114
-50.6 vs Commons average
Rank 346 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
£244,344
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£244,344
8% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
50 of 50 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Programme Motion 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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