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John McDonnell vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

John McDonnell and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,195 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 912 different votes 1,195 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
23 Aye 14 No
Benefits 43% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 63 No
Migration 43% aligned 82 shared votes
52 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 26 No
Defence 38% aligned 48 shared votes
30 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 38% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
38 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 34% aligned 59 shared votes
19 Aye 40 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 14 No
Energy 9% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 14 No
Housing 11% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
102 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 166 shared votes
61 Aye 105 No

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

Voting record

79.1 %
6 % above average
Rank 222 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,867
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
1,017
54.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
850
45.5 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
24
1.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

115
+37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 104 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
146
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 189 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

£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£269,647
19 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
4
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
6
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
63 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Migration
153 of 171 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Defence
63 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
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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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