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Richard Burgon vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East
vs
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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Richard Burgon and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,233 shared comparable votes.

303 same votes 930 different votes 1,233 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
24 Aye 13 No
Benefits 43% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
22 Aye 63 No
Migration 42% aligned 85 shared votes
53 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 27 No
Defence 37% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 35% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 35% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 36 shared votes
16 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
24 Aye 16 No
Energy 8% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
105 Aye 64 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 169 shared votes
61 Aye 108 No
109 Aye 61 No
Tax 15% aligned 170 shared votes
75 Aye 95 No

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

Voting record

80.1 %
7 % above average
Rank 199 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
1,890
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
1,040
55.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
850
45.0 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
43
2.3 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

78
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
90
-48.5 vs Commons average
Rank 351 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

£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£301,574
33 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
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

Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Work / Employment
72 of 77 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
62 of 69 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
38 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 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 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
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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