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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 1,542 shared comparable votes.

1,540 same votes 2 different votes 1,542 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
83 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
83 Aye 149 No
82 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 158 shared votes
82 Aye 76 No
58 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
58 Aye 99 No
98 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
98 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 48 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
83 Aye 149 No
Tax 100% aligned 232 shared votes
83 Aye 149 No
82 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 158 shared votes
82 Aye 76 No
58 Aye 99 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 157 shared votes
58 Aye 99 No
98 Aye 35 No
Migration 100% aligned 133 shared votes
98 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 48 No
Education 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 253 of 648
Participation
77.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 269 of 648
1,809
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,788
2,312 eligible divisions
860
47.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.8 % of votes cast
949
52.5 % of votes cast
No votes
934
52.2 % of votes cast
8
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
16 years, 0 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 648
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 648
Contributions
73
-35.9 vs Commons average
Rank 329 of 648

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
11
5 registered categories
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
1
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
Defence
52 of 59 votes
Migration
154 of 169 votes
#2
Energy
59 of 67 votes
Transport
77 of 87 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 45 votes
Housing
57 of 66 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 43 votes
Trade
75 of 88 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
190 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API