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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Kate Dearden

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 Kate Dearden
Kate Dearden
Lab Halifax

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Kate Dearden voted the same way 1% of the time, based on 288 shared comparable votes.

4 same votes 284 different votes 288 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 5 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
3 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 3 No
Migration 20% aligned 5 shared votes
2 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 10 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
28 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 75 shared votes
47 Aye 28 No
10 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 28 shared votes
24 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 11 No
Housing 0% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 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
86.3 %
14 % above average
Rank 70 of 649
1,850
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
496
575 eligible divisions
884
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
245
49.4 % of votes cast
966
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
251
50.6 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
Appearances
78
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650
Contributions
198
+59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 125 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
£175,203
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£175,203
23 % below average
12
5 registered categories
Registered interests
7
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
200 of 211 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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