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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Laura Kyrke-Smith

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 Laura Kyrke-Smith
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Lab Aylesbury

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Laura Kyrke-Smith voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 300 shared comparable votes.

5 same votes 295 different votes 300 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
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 47 No
Tax 0% aligned 77 shared votes
47 Aye 30 No
5 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 33 shared votes
28 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 16 No
Education 0% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 9 No
Defence 0% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 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
88.4 %
15 % above average
Rank 51 of 648
1,809
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
465
526 eligible divisions
860
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
51.6 % of votes cast
949
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
225
48.4 % 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
77
+16.6 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 648
Contributions
90
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 262 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
£198,951
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£198,951
12 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Transport
77 of 87 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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