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Liz Twist vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 1,038 shared comparable votes.

221 same votes 817 different votes 1,038 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
17 Aye 56 No
Migration 41% aligned 73 shared votes
42 Aye 31 No
23 Aye 25 No
Defence 38% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
12 Aye 10 No
Housing 36% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 36% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 12 No
Benefits 35% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 29 shared votes
9 Aye 20 No
23 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
19 Aye 13 No
Energy 6% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
4 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
90 Aye 52 No
Tax 9% aligned 142 shared votes
59 Aye 83 No

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

Voting record

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
972
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
808
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

101
+23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
146
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
2
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
68 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Migration
149 of 163 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
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) 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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
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
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
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 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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