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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Jim Dickson

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 Jim Dickson
Jim Dickson
Lab Dartford

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Jim Dickson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 375 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 369 different votes 375 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
6 Aye 5 No
Benefits 18% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 32 shared votes
7 Aye 25 No
34 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
57 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
30 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 57 No
Tax 0% aligned 91 shared votes
57 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 37 shared votes
30 Aye 7 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
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 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 236 of 650
Participation
88.9%
16% above average
Rank 29 of 650
1,884
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
551
620 eligible divisions
902
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
263
47.7% of votes cast
982
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
288
52.3% 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, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

103
+10.0 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Appearances
173
+80.0 vs Commons average
Rank 61 of 650
123
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Contributions
208
+46.0 vs Commons average
Rank 155 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
£172,033
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£172,033
24% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Transport
84 of 96 votes
#3
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Trade
81 of 94 votes
#4
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Education
47 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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
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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