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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Dr Simon Opher

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 Simon Opher
Dr Simon Opher
Lab Stroud

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Dr Simon Opher voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 352 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 345 different votes 352 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
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 6 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 17% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
21 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 7% aligned 30 shared votes
7 Aye 23 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 22 No
Education 0% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 12 No
Defence 0% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
7 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 24 shared votes
17 Aye 7 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
80.4%
8% above average
Rank 189 of 650
1,890
2,413 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
627 eligible divisions
902
47.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
47.8% of votes cast
988
52.3% of votes cast
No votes
263
52.2% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
7
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

106
+12.1 vs Commons average
Rank 193 of 650
Appearances
69
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
126
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 310 of 650
Contributions
104
-59.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£204,255
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£204,255
10% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
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
201 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Transport
84 of 96 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Trade
81 of 94 votes
#4
Trade
10 of 10 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
33 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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: Third Reading 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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