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David Williams vs Mr Paul Foster

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 Paul Foster
Mr Paul Foster
Lab South Ribble

Voting alignment

David Williams and Mr Paul Foster voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 459 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 5 different votes 459 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 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 25 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
51 Aye 25 No
24 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 No
27 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 42 shared votes
33 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 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
81.8%
9% above average
Rank 161 of 650
527
620 eligible divisions
Total votes
507
620 eligible divisions
268
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
252
49.7% of votes cast
259
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
255
50.3% of votes cast
15
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
8
1.6% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

64
-27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
51
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 471 of 650
80
-78.5 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
Contributions
89
-69.5 vs Commons average
Rank 408 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
£194,848
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£194,848
14% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
5 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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
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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