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Dame Chi Onwurah vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Dame Chi Onwurah and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,150 shared comparable votes.

284 same votes 866 different votes 1,150 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
18 Aye 62 No
Migration 43% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
17 Aye 11 No
Benefits 39% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 23 No
Defence 39% aligned 44 shared votes
28 Aye 16 No
53 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 111 shared votes
63 Aye 48 No
16 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 35% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 16 No
Energy 7% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
103 Aye 62 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 165 shared votes
57 Aye 108 No
91 Aye 51 No
Tax 18% aligned 142 shared votes
67 Aye 75 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
795
44.2 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
16
0.9 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

108
+30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
157
+18.5 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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

£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£303,201
34 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
14
4 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
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
67 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Defence
61 of 71 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
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 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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