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Christian Wakeford vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Christian Wakeford
Christian Wakeford
Lab Bury South
vs
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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Christian Wakeford and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 32% of the time, based on 780 shared comparable votes.

249 same votes 531 different votes 780 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
21 Aye 23 No
Brexit / EU 73% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
6 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 71% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
8 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 52% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
26 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 45% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 12 No
Trade 42% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 7 No
Education 0% aligned 21 shared votes
7 Aye 14 No
23 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 10 No
Energy 7% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 17% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 18% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No

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

Voting record

86.1 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,414
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
680
48.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
734
51.9 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
9
0.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

1
-77.0 vs Commons average
Rank 637 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
1
-137.5 vs Commons average
Rank 633 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,415,566
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£335,718
48 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
0
0 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Defence
69 of 70 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
63 of 67 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 37 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
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