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Member of Parliament

David Williams

Lab Labour Stoke-on-Trent North ID 5151
Parliamentary

David has voted in 86.1 % of eligible Commons divisions, compared with a Commons average of 72.7 %. David has voted against the party's recorded majority 13 times.

A non-vote is not necessarily an absence — it may reflect ministerial duty, pairing, illness, or acting as a teller.

Voting record

Commons division votes from the official Commons Votes API.

Voted in 495 of 575 eligible divisions (86.1 %). Commons average: 72.7 %.

495

Total votes

258

Aye

237

No

13

Against party

Aye / No split Ayes 258 / Noes 237

Divisions

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Division Vote
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading
Migration
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Migration
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Education
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1
Defence
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Energy Tax Transport
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Energy Tax Transport
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Energy Tax Transport
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye

Source: Commons Votes API

Topic voting

Where this MP has been most and least active across locally tagged Commons division topics.

Highest topic participation

Education 50/50 (100 %)
Work / Employment 39/39 (100 %)
Housing 31/31 (100 %)
Benefits 30/30 (100 %)
Devolution / Local Government 24/24 (100 %)

Lowest topic participation

Foreign Affairs 1/4 (25 %)
Digital / Online Safety 3/11 (27 %)
Defence 26/34 (76 %)
Tax 87/111 (78 %)
Crime / Justice 49/62 (79 %)
Voting source Commons Votes API

Voting FAQs

How many Commons divisions has David Williams voted in?

David Williams has recorded votes in 495 of 575 eligible Commons divisions (86.1 % participation rate). The Commons average is 72.7 %. Eligible divisions are those occurring on or after the MP's Commons membership start date. Source

Has David Williams voted against their party?

David Williams has voted against the party majority 13 times in the imported division data. Source