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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Blake Stephenson

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

Photograph of Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
vs
Photograph of Blake Stephenson
Blake Stephenson
Con Mid Bedfordshire

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 330 shared comparable votes.

329 same votes 1 different votes 330 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
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 83 shared votes
33 Aye 50 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
8 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 31 shared votes
8 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
15 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No

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

Voting record

78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
Participation
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
889
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
971
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
85
+1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 650
90
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
165
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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