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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 1,668 shared comparable votes.

1,667 same votes 1 different votes 1,668 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
80 Aye 158 No
Tax 100% aligned 238 shared votes
80 Aye 158 No
70 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 190 shared votes
70 Aye 120 No
108 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
108 Aye 42 No
42 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No
37 Aye 36 No
Trade 100% aligned 73 shared votes
37 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
75 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 148 shared votes
76 Aye 72 No
80 Aye 158 No
Tax 100% aligned 238 shared votes
80 Aye 158 No
70 Aye 120 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 190 shared votes
70 Aye 120 No
108 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
108 Aye 42 No
42 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
42 Aye 34 No

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

Voting record

84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 123 of 647
Participation
78.3 %
5 % above average
Rank 251 of 647
1,952
2,323 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,818
2,323 eligible divisions
930
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
867
47.7 % of votes cast
1,022
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
951
52.3 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

42
-21.7 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 647
Appearances
56
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 296 of 647
65
-48.8 vs Commons average
Rank 394 of 647
Contributions
64
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 397 of 647

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
8
3 registered categories
Registered interests
11
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
83 of 88 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 169 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Transport
80 of 91 votes
Migration
156 of 169 votes
#4
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#5
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API