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Lee Anderson vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 775 shared comparable votes.

532 same votes 243 different votes 775 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
9 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 16 No
Education 90% aligned 21 shared votes
5 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 20 No
Energy 86% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No
36 Aye 79 No
Tax 83% aligned 115 shared votes
48 Aye 67 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 44% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
4 Aye 14 No
Environment / Climate 44% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
50 Aye 21 No
Migration 55% aligned 71 shared votes
42 Aye 29 No
56 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 57% aligned 93 shared votes
58 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 21 No
Defence 60% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
620
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
618
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

59
-18.6 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 649
Appearances
104
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
84
-53.5 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 649
Contributions
150
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
10
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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
53 of 53 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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
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