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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Sam Carling

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 Sam Carling
Sam Carling
Lab North West Cambridgeshire

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Sam Carling voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 330 different votes 336 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 6 No
Benefits 17% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Migration 17% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 56 No
Tax 0% aligned 89 shared votes
56 Aye 33 No
8 Aye 28 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
28 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 22 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 19 No
Housing 0% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
11 Aye 12 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 239 of 650
Participation
90.3 %
18 % above average
Rank 20 of 650
1,836
2,344 eligible divisions
Total votes
504
558 eligible divisions
878
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
265
52.6 % of votes cast
958
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
239
47.4 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

62
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Appearances
62
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 304 of 650
70
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
82
-41.9 vs Commons average
Rank 345 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
£150,223
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£150,223
34 % below average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Transport
81 of 92 votes
#3
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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