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Sammy Wilson vs Amanda Martin

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 Amanda Martin
Amanda Martin
Lab Portsmouth North

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Amanda Martin voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 241 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 227 different votes 241 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
14 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
4 Aye 5 No
Benefits 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 10% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 9 No
Energy 6% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 40 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 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 560 of 649
Participation
84.0 %
11 % above average
Rank 118 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
483
575 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.7 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.3 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
152
+74.1 vs Commons average
Rank 50 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Contributions
190
+51.7 vs Commons average
Rank 134 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
£205,664
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£205,664
9 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
1
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
195 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
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
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 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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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