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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Nigel Farage

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 Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Nigel Farage voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 125 shared comparable votes.

122 same votes 3 different votes 125 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
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
3 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
7 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
7 Aye 2 No
Crime / Justice 89% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 10 No
Housing 93% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 13 No
Tax 100% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
5 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 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
32.3 %
41 % below average
Rank 637 of 648
1,809
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
526 eligible divisions
860
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
949
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

52
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 305 of 648
Appearances
14
-45.9 vs Commons average
Rank 600 of 648
61
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 602 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
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Transport
77 of 87 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye rebel
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1 12 Nov 2024
Democracy / Parliament
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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