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Sammy Wilson vs Alice Macdonald

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 Alice Macdonald
Alice Macdonald
Lab Norwich North

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Alice Macdonald voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 233 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 219 different votes 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
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 9 No
Defence 11% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 6 No
Benefits 10% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 6 No
Energy 8% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 26 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
26 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 6 No
Education 0% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 648
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 132 of 648
1,440
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
526 eligible divisions
713
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
50.6 % of votes cast
727
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
218
49.4 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Appearances
49
-11.4 vs Commons average
Rank 335 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
Contributions
60
-48.9 vs Commons average
Rank 408 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,253
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£186,253
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
2 registered categories
0
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
Benefits
30 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
60 of 61 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
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
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
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