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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Elaine Stewart

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 Elaine Stewart
Elaine Stewart
Lab Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Elaine Stewart voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 220 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 216 different votes 220 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
5 Aye 3 No
Benefits 25% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 5 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
3 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
48 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 48 No
Tax 0% aligned 70 shared votes
48 Aye 22 No
10 Aye 12 No
Education 0% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 5 No
Defence 0% aligned 20 shared votes
5 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 12 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 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
60.7 %
12 % below average
Rank 569 of 649
1,845
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
345
568 eligible divisions
881
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
155
44.9 % of votes cast
964
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
190
55.1 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

67
-7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 649
Appearances
21
-53.7 vs Commons average
Rank 581 of 649
84
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 363 of 649
Contributions
30
-102.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£207,074
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£207,074
8 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
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
Energy
16 of 20 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Defence
26 of 34 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
47 of 62 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Tax
81 of 111 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
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
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
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