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David Williams vs Rushanara Ali

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
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Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

David Williams and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 444 shared comparable votes.

444 same votes 0 different votes 444 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
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
31 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 47 shared votes
31 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 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
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 280 of 649
509
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,376 eligible divisions
260
51.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,025
56.6% of votes cast
249
48.9% of votes cast
No votes
787
43.4% of votes cast
15
2.9% of votes cast
Against party
20
1.1% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

60
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Appearances
46
-36.3 vs Commons average
Rank 473 of 649
76
-67.5 vs Commons average
Rank 414 of 649
Contributions
43
-100.5 vs Commons average
Rank 534 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22% below average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 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
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
Housing
32 of 32 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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