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Helen Whately vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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


Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,703 shared comparable votes.

1,702 same votes 1 different votes 1,703 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
82 Aye 158 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
82 Aye 158 No
70 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 190 shared votes
70 Aye 120 No
109 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 151 shared votes
109 Aye 42 No
44 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No
37 Aye 39 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
76 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 149 shared votes
77 Aye 72 No
82 Aye 158 No
Tax 100% aligned 240 shared votes
82 Aye 158 No
70 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 190 shared votes
70 Aye 120 No
109 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 151 shared votes
109 Aye 42 No
44 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 79 shared votes
44 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

83.7%
11% above average
Rank 119 of 649
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
1,989
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
950
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
47.8% of votes cast
1,039
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
971
52.2% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

44
-39.7 vs Commons average
Rank 488 of 649
Appearances
73
-10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
66
-79.9 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 649
Contributions
90
-55.9 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19% above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 91 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API