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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Olivia Blake voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 935 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 904 different votes 935 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
10 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 22% aligned 18 shared votes
12 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 16 No
Housing 4% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
15 Aye 14 No
Benefits 3% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
57 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 98 shared votes
38 Aye 60 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 33 No
Education 0% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
13 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
30 Aye 13 No
Transport 0% aligned 43 shared votes
13 Aye 30 No
16 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 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 238 of 649
Participation
74.7 %
2 % above average
Rank 323 of 649
1,846
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,224
1,638 eligible divisions
882
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
52.6 % of votes cast
964
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
580
47.4 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

66
-9.7 vs Commons average
Rank 313 of 649
Appearances
39
-36.7 vs Commons average
Rank 493 of 649
83
-51.5 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 649
Contributions
44
-90.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Work / Employment
54 of 65 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: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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