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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Dr Peter Prinsley

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 Peter Prinsley
Dr Peter Prinsley
Lab Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Dr Peter Prinsley voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 343 different votes 350 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 3 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
6 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
51 Aye 36 No
11 Aye 23 No
Education 0% aligned 34 shared votes
23 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
21 Aye 7 No
8 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 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 650
Participation
84.0%
12% above average
Rank 112 of 650
1,893
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
530
631 eligible divisions
904
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
268
50.6% of votes cast
989
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
262
49.4% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

107
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
Appearances
196
+101.6 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650
Contributions
283
+118.5 vs Commons average
Rank 90 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
£206,728
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£206,728
9% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
201 of 212 votes
#1
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Transport
85 of 97 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Trade
81 of 94 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
13 of 13 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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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