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Sir Gavin Williamson vs Sir Julian Smith

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Gavin Williamson and Sir Julian Smith voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,613 shared comparable votes.

1,611 same votes 2 different votes 1,613 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
86 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
86 Aye 149 No
85 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 162 shared votes
85 Aye 77 No
58 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
58 Aye 100 No
99 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
99 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 49 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
20 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
86 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 235 shared votes
86 Aye 149 No
85 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 162 shared votes
85 Aye 77 No
58 Aye 100 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 158 shared votes
58 Aye 100 No
99 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 134 shared votes
99 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 49 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
20 Aye 49 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
77.4%
5% above average
Rank 261 of 650
1,884
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,862
2,405 eligible divisions
902
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
898
48.2% of votes cast
982
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
964
51.8% of votes cast
8
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 650
Appearances
104
+15.2 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
102
-52.8 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
Contributions
129
-25.8 vs Commons average
Rank 279 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
£2,587,883
all imported IPSA years
£278,816
23% above average
Latest expenses
£259,624
15% above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
5 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
201 of 212 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Migration
155 of 171 votes
#2
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Transport
84 of 96 votes
#3
Energy
61 of 70 votes
Trade
81 of 94 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Housing
57 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
194 of 234 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API