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Helen Hayes vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Helen Hayes
Helen Hayes
Lab Dulwich and West Norwood
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Helen Hayes and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,217 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 929 different votes 1,217 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 62 No
Migration 41% aligned 83 shared votes
52 Aye 31 No
10 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 38% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
18 Aye 24 No
Defence 38% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
22 Aye 7 No
Benefits 38% aligned 29 shared votes
12 Aye 17 No
47 Aye 62 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 109 shared votes
67 Aye 42 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 16 No
Energy 8% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
108 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 177 shared votes
63 Aye 114 No
6 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
114 Aye 65 No
Tax 16% aligned 179 shared votes
79 Aye 100 No

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

Voting record

79.4%
7% above average
Rank 215 of 649
Participation
62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
1,886
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
1,039
55.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
732
49.7% of votes cast
847
44.9% of votes cast
No votes
740
50.3% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

105
+21.4 vs Commons average
Rank 153 of 650
Appearances
111
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
133
-12.7 vs Commons average
Rank 232 of 650
Contributions
160
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,194,899
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£295,156
30% above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
4
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Housing
63 of 67 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
190 of 211 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Defence
62 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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