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Dame Meg Hillier vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,118 shared comparable votes.

265 same votes 853 different votes 1,118 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
16 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 41% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 13 No
Benefits 40% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 No
22 Aye 51 No
Migration 40% aligned 73 shared votes
48 Aye 25 No
47 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 103 shared votes
63 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
17 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 3% aligned 30 shared votes
14 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 13 No
Energy 8% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
107 Aye 70 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 177 shared votes
64 Aye 113 No

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

Voting record

73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 353 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,731
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
983
56.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
748
43.2 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
19
1.1 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

111
+33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 116 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
150
+11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
10
2 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

Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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