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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Chris Ward

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 Chris Ward
Chris Ward
Lab Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Chris Ward voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 294 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 288 different votes 294 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
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 46 No
Tax 0% aligned 80 shared votes
46 Aye 34 No
8 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 15 No
Education 0% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
13 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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 237 of 650
Participation
73.2 %
same as average
Rank 356 of 650
1,840
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
412
563 eligible divisions
880
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
213
51.7 % of votes cast
960
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
199
48.3 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Appearances
45
-25.9 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 650
71
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
199
+73.2 vs Commons average
Rank 101 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Work / Employment
36 of 37 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Benefits
29 of 30 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 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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