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David Williams vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

David Williams and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 453 shared comparable votes.

442 same votes 11 different votes 453 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
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
30 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
30 Aye 2 No
20 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 16 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 12 No
Benefits 79% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 5 No
Migration 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 16 No
Education 97% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
23 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 50 shared votes
22 Aye 28 No
37 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 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
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 267 of 650
527
633 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,858
2,419 eligible divisions
268
50.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
55.1% of votes cast
259
49.1% of votes cast
No votes
835
44.9% of votes cast
15
2.8% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

70
-24.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
Appearances
65
-29.5 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650
89
-75.6 vs Commons average
Rank 418 of 650
Contributions
66
-98.6 vs Commons average
Rank 490 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
74 of 82 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
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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