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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Ian Byrne voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 919 shared comparable votes.

43 same votes 876 different votes 919 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
10 Aye 16 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 26 shared votes
19 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 13 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
12 Aye 13 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
55 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 98 shared votes
42 Aye 56 No
18 Aye 15 No
Benefits 3% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
32 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 46 shared votes
26 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 22 No
Trade 0% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 11 No
Transport 0% aligned 35 shared votes
11 Aye 24 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 235 of 649
Participation
72.8%
same as average
Rank 361 of 649
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,207
1,658 eligible divisions
889
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
657
54.4% of votes cast
971
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
550
45.6% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.2% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Appearances
49
-33.3 vs Commons average
Rank 451 of 649
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Contributions
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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