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Mr Toby Perkins vs Sammy Wilson

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

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Mr Toby Perkins
Lab Chesterfield
vs
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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Mr Toby Perkins and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,149 shared comparable votes.

269 same votes 880 different votes 1,149 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
19 Aye 62 No
Migration 43% aligned 81 shared votes
51 Aye 30 No
22 Aye 12 No
Benefits 38% aligned 34 shared votes
15 Aye 19 No
23 Aye 26 No
Defence 37% aligned 49 shared votes
30 Aye 19 No
50 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 110 shared votes
59 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 29 shared votes
13 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
23 Aye 14 No
Energy 8% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
103 Aye 60 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 163 shared votes
58 Aye 105 No
98 Aye 55 No
Tax 16% aligned 153 shared votes
70 Aye 83 No

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

Voting record

73.4 %
1 % above average
Rank 346 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,733
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
959
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
774
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
7
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 207 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
146
+7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 188 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

£2,954,096
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£306,578
36 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
6
1 registered category
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

Defence
65 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Migration
143 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
34 of 43 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 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
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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
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 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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