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David Williams vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

David Williams and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

347 same votes 0 different votes 347 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 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
51 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
51 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 48 shared votes
31 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
19 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 23 shared votes
19 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 72 of 649
Participation
76.9 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 649
495
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,815
2,361 eligible divisions
258
52.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.4 % of votes cast
237
47.9 % of votes cast
No votes
792
43.6 % of votes cast
13
2.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

57
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 649
Appearances
31
-46.3 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 649
74
-63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 409 of 649
Contributions
15
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 607 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£176,534
22 % below average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Housing
31 of 31 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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