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Tim Farron vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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

Photograph of Tim Farron
Tim Farron
LD Westmorland and Lonsdale
vs
Photograph of Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Tim Farron and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 19% of the time, based on 1,203 shared comparable votes.

229 same votes 974 different votes 1,203 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
9 Aye 31 No
Work / Employment 58% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 15 No
Education 54% aligned 39 shared votes
14 Aye 25 No
78 Aye 66 No
Tax 42% aligned 144 shared votes
46 Aye 98 No
26 Aye 22 No
Defence 31% aligned 48 shared votes
23 Aye 25 No
11 Aye 26 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 17 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 2% aligned 41 shared votes
16 Aye 25 No
35 Aye 89 No
Migration 3% aligned 124 shared votes
85 Aye 39 No
27 Aye 24 No
Trade 4% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
108 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 172 shared votes
61 Aye 111 No

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

Voting record

62.8 %
10 % below average
Rank 544 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 236 of 649
1,482
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,850
2,361 eligible divisions
811
54.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
884
47.8 % of votes cast
671
45.3 % of votes cast
No votes
966
52.2 % of votes cast
21
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

146
+68.1 vs Commons average
Rank 60 of 650
Appearances
71
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 290 of 650
168
+29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 156 of 650
Contributions
88
-50.3 vs Commons average
Rank 358 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,132,365
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£301,196
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23 % above average
13
4 registered categories
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
24
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

Devolution / Local Government
57 of 66 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 48 votes
#3
Transport
83 of 95 votes
Defence
57 of 71 votes
#4
Housing
57 of 66 votes
Migration
133 of 171 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
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
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14 16 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8 8 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
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