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Sammy Wilson vs Alex Burghart

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

Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim
vs
Photograph of Alex Burghart
Alex Burghart
Con Brentwood and Ongar

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Alex Burghart voted the same way 77% of the time, based on 1,181 shared comparable votes.

913 same votes 268 different votes 1,181 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 21 No
Energy 95% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
14 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 16 No
Education 91% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 19 No
Benefits 56% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
55 Aye 34 No
Migration 58% aligned 89 shared votes
64 Aye 25 No
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 62% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
61 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 64% aligned 113 shared votes
58 Aye 55 No
27 Aye 18 No
Defence 64% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 561 of 650
Participation
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 92 of 650
1,452
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,789
2,096 eligible divisions
721
49.7 % of votes cast
Aye votes
863
48.2 % of votes cast
731
50.3 % of votes cast
No votes
926
51.8 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

101
+29.6 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Appearances
74
+2.6 vs Commons average
Rank 242 of 650
139
+12.2 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 650
Contributions
128
+1.2 vs Commons average
Rank 209 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,112,100
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£203,620
10 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
195 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 161 votes
Trade
68 of 89 votes
#3
Trade
81 of 85 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 40 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
58 of 63 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API