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Matt Western vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Matt Western
Matt Western
Lab Warwick and Leamington
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Matt Western and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 1,004 shared comparable votes.

225 same votes 779 different votes 1,004 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 4 No
Housing 46% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
18 Aye 23 No
Defence 44% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
17 Aye 11 No
Benefits 43% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 60 No
Migration 43% aligned 80 shared votes
50 Aye 30 No
15 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 39% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
20 Aye 7 No
Energy 7% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 5 No
Education 9% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

74.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 326 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,567
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
876
55.9 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
691
44.1 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % 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

93
+15.0 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
113
-25.5 vs Commons average
Rank 258 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
4
3 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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
165 of 188 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 40 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
39 of 46 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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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