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Paul Holmes vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Paul Holmes
Paul Holmes
Con Hamble Valley
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Paul Holmes and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 70% of the time, based on 811 shared comparable votes.

567 same votes 244 different votes 811 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
7 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
13 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 17 No
Energy 89% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
44 Aye 76 No
Tax 83% aligned 120 shared votes
56 Aye 64 No
9 Aye 8 No
Housing 82% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 15 No
Benefits 50% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
59 Aye 18 No
Migration 57% aligned 77 shared votes
46 Aye 31 No
9 Aye 15 No
Environment / Climate 58% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
19 Aye 22 No
Defence 59% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 93 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,398
1,641 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,458
2,359 eligible divisions
694
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.7 % of votes cast
704
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
734
50.3 % of votes cast
4
0.3 % 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

102
+25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 649
Appearances
104
+27.0 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
386
+249.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Contributions
150
+13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,091,272
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£234,722
4 % 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

Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Trade
50 of 51 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
No
Aye
Safety of Rwanda Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10D 17 Apr 2024
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
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