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Sir Gavin Williamson vs James Cartlidge

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 James Cartlidge
James Cartlidge
Con South Suffolk

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and James Cartlidge voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,764 shared comparable votes.

1,757 same votes 7 different votes 1,764 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
90 Aye 160 No
Tax 100% aligned 250 shared votes
90 Aye 160 No
86 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 170 shared votes
86 Aye 84 No
107 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
107 Aye 43 No
45 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 50 No
Education 100% aligned 73 shared votes
23 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 123 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 197 shared votes
74 Aye 123 No
90 Aye 160 No
Tax 100% aligned 250 shared votes
90 Aye 160 No
86 Aye 84 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 170 shared votes
86 Aye 84 No
107 Aye 43 No
Migration 100% aligned 150 shared votes
107 Aye 43 No
45 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 80 shared votes
45 Aye 35 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 236 of 649
Participation
86.4 %
14 % above average
Rank 67 of 649
1,850
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,040
2,361 eligible divisions
884
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
974
47.7 % of votes cast
966
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
1,066
52.3 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
12
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
67
-10.9 vs Commons average
Rank 314 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
Contributions
165
+26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 159 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
£1,908,598
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£280,834
24 % above average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Housing
61 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye rebel
No
UK's withdrawal from the EU: Prime Minister's motion 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye rebel
Aye
Amendment (f) to the motion on the UK's withdrawal from the European Union 13 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Aye rebel
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners 7 Jul 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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