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Helen Whately vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Helen Whately
Helen Whately
Con Faversham and Mid Kent
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Helen Whately and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,284 shared comparable votes.

1,008 same votes 276 different votes 1,284 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
15 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 18 No
Energy 97% aligned 36 shared votes
19 Aye 17 No
12 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
71 Aye 119 No
Brexit / EU 89% aligned 190 shared votes
70 Aye 120 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 60% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 25 No
Benefits 61% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
63 Aye 22 No
Migration 61% aligned 85 shared votes
54 Aye 31 No
22 Aye 22 No
Defence 61% aligned 44 shared votes
27 Aye 17 No
10 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 64% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No

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

Voting record

83.7 %
11 % above average
Rank 125 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,977
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
943
47.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
1,034
52.3 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
4
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

45
-32.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
68
-70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Contributions
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,969,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£269,510
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
8
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
3
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

Trade
86 of 91 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Migration
157 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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