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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Sir Julian Lewis

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 Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Lewis
Con New Forest East

Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Sir Julian Lewis voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,651 shared comparable votes.

1,612 same votes 39 different votes 1,651 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
89 Aye 148 No
Tax 100% aligned 237 shared votes
89 Aye 148 No
27 Aye 38 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
27 Aye 38 No
21 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
21 Aye 33 No
21 Aye 28 No
Housing 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
28 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 41 shared votes
28 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 88% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
37 Aye 43 No
Trade 94% aligned 80 shared votes
36 Aye 44 No
13 Aye 19 No
NHS / Health 94% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
66 Aye 116 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 182 shared votes
64 Aye 118 No
86 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 160 shared votes
89 Aye 71 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 238 of 650
Participation
79.8%
7% above average
Rank 201 of 650
1,893
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,929
2,417 eligible divisions
904
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
910
47.2% of votes cast
989
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
1,019
52.8% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.1% of votes cast
16 years, 6 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

108
+13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 of 650
Appearances
392
+297.5 vs Commons average
Rank 7 of 650
128
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 301 of 650
Contributions
512
+347.4 vs Commons average
Rank 24 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
£2,159,138
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£212,155
6% below average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
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
201 of 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
194 of 212 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 94 votes
Transport
86 of 98 votes
#3
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Trade
81 of 94 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Victims and Prisoners Bill Report Stage: New Clause 27 4 Dec 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2023 18 Jul 2023
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22B 26 Jun 2023
Defence
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 122 3 May 2023
Defence
No rebel
Aye
National Security Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 22 3 May 2023
Defence
No rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
No
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill Committee: New Clause 29 7 Mar 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 7 Mar 2022
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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