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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Samantha Dixon

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 Samantha Dixon
Samantha Dixon
Lab Chester North and Neston

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Samantha Dixon voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

17 same votes 478 different votes 495 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
3 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 7 No
Benefits 15% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
26 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
52 Aye 20 No
Migration 6% aligned 72 shared votes
16 Aye 56 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
7 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
10 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 17 No
Education 0% aligned 25 shared votes
17 Aye 8 No
11 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 23 shared votes
12 Aye 11 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
73.5 %
1 % above average
Rank 341 of 649
1,846
2,356 eligible divisions
Total votes
720
979 eligible divisions
882
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
355
49.3 % of votes cast
964
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
365
50.7 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 1 Dec 2022

Debates

66
-9.3 vs Commons average
Rank 308 of 649
Appearances
60
-15.3 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
83
-50.8 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 649
Contributions
274
+140.2 vs Commons average
Rank 60 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
£667,714
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,379
38 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 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
Brexit / EU
11 of 11 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 13 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
45 of 50 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
18 of 21 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Migration
83 of 97 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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
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
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
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