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David Williams vs Paul Waugh

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


Voting alignment

David Williams and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 455 shared comparable votes.

454 same votes 1 different votes 455 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
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
54 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 87 shared votes
54 Aye 33 No
27 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
12 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 12 No
Housing 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
25 Aye 5 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
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% 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
129
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 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
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API