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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Sammy Wilson

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 Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 78% of the time, based on 1,214 shared comparable votes.

947 same votes 267 different votes 1,214 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
5 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 33 shared votes
14 Aye 19 No
11 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 16 No
Energy 90% aligned 30 shared votes
15 Aye 15 No
68 Aye 117 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 185 shared votes
67 Aye 118 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
62 Aye 25 No
Migration 60% aligned 87 shared votes
55 Aye 32 No
65 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 62% aligned 115 shared votes
69 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 22 No
Defence 62% aligned 45 shared votes
28 Aye 17 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 68% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 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 237 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 650
1,840
2,349 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,452
2,349 eligible divisions
880
47.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
721
49.7 % of votes cast
960
52.2 % of votes cast
No votes
731
50.3 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 2 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

63
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 299 of 650
Appearances
101
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 117 of 650
71
-54.8 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
139
+13.2 vs Commons average
Rank 179 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
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
195 of 211 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Transport
83 of 95 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 70 votes
Trade
76 of 89 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API