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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 950 shared comparable votes.

33 same votes 917 different votes 950 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
9 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 18% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 17 No
Energy 8% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 7% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
89 Aye 31 No
Migration 3% aligned 120 shared votes
27 Aye 93 No
53 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 97 shared votes
41 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 34 No
Education 0% aligned 46 shared votes
34 Aye 12 No
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
32 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 44 shared votes
12 Aye 32 No
13 Aye 27 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 237 of 649
Participation
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 263 of 649
1,846
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,263
1,638 eligible divisions
882
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
651
51.5 % of votes cast
964
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
612
48.5 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

65
-10.1 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 649
Appearances
17
-58.1 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 649
82
-51.3 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 649
Contributions
20
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 594 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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