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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Ruth Jones

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 Ruth Jones
Ruth Jones
Lab Newport West and Islwyn

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Ruth Jones voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,012 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 974 different votes 1,012 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 14 No
NHS / Health 12% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 6% aligned 32 shared votes
13 Aye 19 No
7 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 No
30 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 58 shared votes
28 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 18 No
Transport 0% aligned 50 shared votes
18 Aye 32 No
17 Aye 33 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 50 shared votes
33 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 30 No
Education 0% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 27 No
Housing 0% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 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
78.1%
5% above average
Rank 241 of 649
1,860
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,337
1,712 eligible divisions
889
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
971
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
643
48.1% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.2% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
7 years, 6 months
Since 4 Apr 2019

Debates

73
-10.6 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
90
-55.7 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
78
-67.7 vs Commons average
Rank 418 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
£1,494,987
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£296,369
31% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
50 of 55 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 154 votes
Trade
78 of 91 votes
#4
Work / Employment
60 of 68 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 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
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
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 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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