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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,472 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,404 different votes 1,472 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
12 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 10% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
62 Aye 106 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 168 shared votes
106 Aye 62 No
20 Aye 40 No
Education 3% aligned 60 shared votes
40 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 12 No
Democracy / Parliament 3% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 24 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 34 No
Trade 0% aligned 67 shared votes
34 Aye 33 No
30 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 60 shared votes
30 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 30 No
Housing 0% aligned 50 shared votes
30 Aye 20 No
18 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
14 Aye 32 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 46 shared votes
32 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

78.3%
6% above average
Rank 235 of 649
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 273 of 649
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,824
2,376 eligible divisions
889
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,008
55.3% of votes cast
971
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
816
44.7% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 649
Appearances
51
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 437 of 649
89
-54.5 vs Commons average
Rank 370 of 649
Contributions
52
-91.5 vs Commons average
Rank 498 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
1 registered category
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
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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