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Samantha Niblett vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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

Photograph of Samantha Niblett
Samantha Niblett
Lab South Derbyshire
vs
Photograph of Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Samantha Niblett and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 301 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 295 different votes 301 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 8 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
33 Aye 56 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
56 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
33 Aye 56 No
22 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
11 Aye 22 No
25 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 26 shared votes
1 Aye 25 No
6 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 10 No
Transport 0% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No

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

Voting record

81.5 %
9 % above average
Rank 172 of 650
Participation
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 650
459
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,840
2,349 eligible divisions
225
49.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
880
47.8 % of votes cast
234
51.0 % of votes cast
No votes
960
52.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
+7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 650
Appearances
63
-8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 300 of 650
86
-40.0 vs Commons average
Rank 330 of 650
Contributions
71
-55.0 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£212,260
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£212,260
6 % below average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23 % above average
2
2 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

NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 169 votes
Education
47 of 49 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Housing
57 of 66 votes
Crime / Justice
57 of 61 votes
#5
Trade
76 of 89 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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