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Christian Wakeford vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
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Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 41% of the time, based on 1,007 shared comparable votes.

408 same votes 599 different votes 1,007 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
27 Aye 26 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
9 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 75% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 17 No
Democracy / Parliament 73% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
24 Aye 12 No
Trade 67% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 16 No
Benefits 67% aligned 33 shared votes
18 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 48 shared votes
15 Aye 33 No
20 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 4% aligned 26 shared votes
13 Aye 13 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 5% aligned 40 shared votes
12 Aye 28 No
14 Aye 11 No
Housing 12% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 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 80 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,361 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.8 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
966
52.2 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

1
-76.6 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
70
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
1
-136.9 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
87
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Housing
57 of 66 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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