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Helen Hayes vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,519 shared comparable votes.

74 same votes 1,445 different votes 1,519 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
26 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 9% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 16 No
Benefits 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 6% aligned 18 shared votes
4 Aye 14 No
25 Aye 13 No
Energy 5% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
64 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 137 shared votes
72 Aye 65 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 37 No
Transport 0% aligned 70 shared votes
37 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 32 No
Trade 0% aligned 62 shared votes
32 Aye 30 No
31 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
25 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
27 Aye 25 No
28 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
47.8% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
971
52.2% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 168 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
127
-16.5 vs Commons average
Rank 245 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
11
5 registered categories
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
78 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
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
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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