Ayes & Noes

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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Josh Simons

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 Josh Simons
Josh Simons
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Josh Simons voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 227 different votes 231 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
6 Aye 2 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
20 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 26 shared votes
4 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 33 No
Tax 0% aligned 62 shared votes
33 Aye 29 No
7 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 34 shared votes
27 Aye 7 No
4 Aye 18 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 11 shared votes
6 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 253 of 648
Participation
64.1 %
9 % below average
Rank 534 of 648
1,809
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
337
526 eligible divisions
860
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
152
45.1 % of votes cast
949
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
185
54.9 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 648
Appearances
15
-45.4 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 648
Contributions
86
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£259,375
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£259,375
15 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
12
4 registered categories
1
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
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Transport
77 of 87 votes
#3
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Energy
15 of 17 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
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
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
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