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Joe Robertson vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Joe Robertson
Joe Robertson
Con Isle of Wight East
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Joe Robertson and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 240 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 12 different votes 240 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
26 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
26 Aye 44 No
4 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 10 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 93% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 95% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.1 %
2 % above average
Rank 309 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
432
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
193
44.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
239
55.3 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

155
+77.1 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 650
Appearances
102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
257
+118.7 vs Commons average
Rank 72 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

£165,302
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£165,302
27 % below average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
3
3 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

Housing
27 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Trade
6 of 7 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Tax
95 of 111 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Education
40 of 50 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
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 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
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
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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