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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Carla Lockhart

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 Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 581 shared comparable votes.

407 same votes 174 different votes 581 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
1 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
1 Aye 10 No
27 Aye 61 No
Tax 91% aligned 88 shared votes
29 Aye 59 No
4 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 89% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 12 No
Energy 88% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 9 No
Housing 79% aligned 14 shared votes
8 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Migration 50% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 10 No
Trade 52% aligned 23 shared votes
16 Aye 7 No
43 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 57% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 57% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 7 No
Transport 59% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 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 238 of 649
Participation
45.5 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,848
2,359 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,641 eligible divisions
884
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
964
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

69
-7.6 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649
Appearances
171
+94.4 vs Commons average
Rank 28 of 649
86
-49.8 vs Commons average
Rank 362 of 649
Contributions
193
+57.2 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
41 of 50 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 12 Feb 2025
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye rebel
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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