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Sammy Wilson vs Andy Burnham

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
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Andy Burnham
Lab Makerfield

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Andy Burnham voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 68 shared comparable votes.

15 same votes 53 different votes 68 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
3 Aye 0 No
Crime / Justice 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 2 No
Education 33% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Tax 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 12 No
Brexit / EU 18% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
3 Aye 0 No
Defence 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Housing 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 12 No
Brexit / EU 18% aligned 17 shared votes
15 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 3 No
Benefits 25% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No
4 Aye 0 No
Tax 25% aligned 4 shared votes
1 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
53.6 %
19 % below average
Rank 613 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
15
28 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
8
53.3 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
7
46.7 % 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
1 months
Since 18 Jun 2026

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
3
-75.0 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
3
-135.5 vs Commons average
Rank 627 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,183,202
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£84,964
62 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
4 of 7 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
1 of 3 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
1 of 4 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Tax
0 of 3 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 19 Apr 2017
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Early Parliamentary General Election 19 Apr 2017
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: DWP policies and low-income households 17 Jan 2017
Aye
Aye
Opposition motion: The Government's plan for Brexit motion as amended 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: The Government's plan for Brexit (Prime Minister's Amdt) 7 Dec 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: Effect of the increase in the state pension age on women born in the 1950s 30 Nov 2016
Aye
Aye
Opposition Motion: Autumn Statement distributional analysis, universal credit and employment and support allowance 16 Nov 2016
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Small Charitable Donations Etc Bill: Report Stage Amdt 1 15 Nov 2016
Aye
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