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Sir John Whittingdale vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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

Photograph of Sir John Whittingdale
Sir John Whittingdale
Con Maldon
vs
Photograph of Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Sir John Whittingdale and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,654 shared comparable votes.

1,645 same votes 9 different votes 1,654 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 133 No
Tax 100% aligned 222 shared votes
89 Aye 133 No
105 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
105 Aye 42 No
76 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 145 shared votes
76 Aye 69 No
35 Aye 41 No
Trade 100% aligned 76 shared votes
35 Aye 41 No
18 Aye 48 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
18 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
68 Aye 125 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 193 shared votes
70 Aye 123 No
12 Aye 24 No
NHS / Health 97% aligned 36 shared votes
13 Aye 23 No
41 Aye 29 No
Transport 99% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
89 Aye 133 No
Tax 100% aligned 222 shared votes
89 Aye 133 No
105 Aye 42 No
Migration 100% aligned 147 shared votes
105 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

80.3%
8% above average
Rank 187 of 650
Participation
78.2%
6% above average
Rank 237 of 650
1,920
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,870
2,390 eligible divisions
918
47.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
893
47.8% of votes cast
1,002
52.2% of votes cast
No votes
977
52.2% of votes cast
12
0.6% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
34 years, 6 months
Since 9 Apr 1992
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

78
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
87
+0.1 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 650
112
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 317 of 650
Contributions
104
-47.4 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,404,047
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£243,709
8% above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
204 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Trade
85 of 94 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#4
Trade
81 of 94 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
No rebel
No
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
Aye rebel
No rebel
Motion under section 1 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019 9 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Amdt 1 - Main 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee Gov Amdt 22 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) (No.5) Bill Committee NC4 - Cash 3 Apr 2019
Brexit / EU
No
No rebel
Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act main motion 12 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Withdrawal) Act main Motion (Prime Minister) 15 Jan 2019
Brexit / EU
Aye
No
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill: report stage: New Clause 7 24 Oct 2018
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
Aye
No
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API