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Tony Vaughan vs Sir Gavin Williamson

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

Photograph of Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe
vs
Photograph of Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Gavin Williamson
Con Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge

Voting alignment

Tony Vaughan and Sir Gavin Williamson voted the same way 2% of the time, based on 350 shared comparable votes.

6 same votes 344 different votes 350 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
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 36 shared votes
23 Aye 13 No
58 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
29 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
7 Aye 33 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 87 shared votes
29 Aye 58 No
33 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 40 shared votes
7 Aye 33 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 0% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
12 Aye 8 No
Housing 0% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
8 Aye 12 No
Transport 0% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

80.8%
8% above average
Rank 176 of 650
Participation
78.3%
6% above average
Rank 238 of 650
510
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,893
2,417 eligible divisions
258
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
904
47.8% of votes cast
252
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
989
52.2% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
8
0.4% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-39.4 vs Commons average
Rank 459 of 650
Appearances
107
+12.6 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 650
94
-70.5 vs Commons average
Rank 399 of 650
Contributions
127
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 306 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£231,055
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,645,311
all imported IPSA years
£231,055
2% above average
Latest expenses
£278,816
23% above average
9
5 registered categories
Registered interests
10
5 registered categories
0
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
201 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
155 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
#3
Transport
85 of 97 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#4
Trade
81 of 94 votes
Foreign Affairs
15 of 17 votes
#5
Housing
57 of 67 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
No
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 26 Nov 2024
NHS / Health
Aye
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