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Dr Zubir Ahmed vs David Williams

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

Photograph of Dr Zubir Ahmed
Dr Zubir Ahmed
Lab Glasgow South West
vs
Photograph of David Williams
David Williams
Lab Stoke-on-Trent North

Voting alignment

Dr Zubir Ahmed and David Williams voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 379 shared comparable votes.

379 same votes 0 different votes 379 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
40 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 64 shared votes
40 Aye 24 No
29 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 100% aligned 27 shared votes
14 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

73.2 %
1 % above average
Rank 355 of 649
Participation
86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 72 of 649
421
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
495
575 eligible divisions
225
53.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
258
52.1 % of votes cast
196
46.6 % of votes cast
No votes
237
47.9 % of votes cast
12
2.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

65
-12.9 vs Commons average
Rank 325 of 650
Appearances
60
-17.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 650
120
-18.3 vs Commons average
Rank 236 of 650
Contributions
77
-61.3 vs Commons average
Rank 396 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£243,911
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£176,534
all imported IPSA years
£243,911
8 % above average
Latest expenses
£176,534
22 % below average
4
3 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

Migration
12 of 13 votes
#1
Education
50 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#2
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Benefits
27 of 30 votes
#3
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Education
44 of 50 votes
#4
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Energy
17 of 20 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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