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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Dr Beccy Cooper

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 Dr Beccy Cooper
Dr Beccy Cooper
Lab Worthing West

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Dr Beccy Cooper voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 284 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 278 different votes 284 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 3 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
20 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
19 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 66 shared votes
47 Aye 19 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 10 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 6 No
Transport 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 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
73.9 %
1 % above average
Rank 338 of 650
1,840
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
416
563 eligible divisions
880
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
214
51.4 % of votes cast
960
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
202
48.6 % 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
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Appearances
41
-29.9 vs Commons average
Rank 464 of 650
71
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
60
-65.8 vs Commons average
Rank 439 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
£235,147
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£235,147
4 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Defence
33 of 33 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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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