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Sammy Wilson vs Apsana Begum

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 Apsana Begum
Apsana Begum
Lab Poplar and Limehouse

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Apsana Begum voted the same way 33% of the time, based on 667 shared comparable votes.

222 same votes 445 different votes 667 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
14 Aye 13 No
Benefits 56% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 53% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
55 Aye 34 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 89 shared votes
38 Aye 51 No
14 Aye 13 No
Transport 44% aligned 27 shared votes
7 Aye 20 No
41 Aye 21 No
Migration 44% aligned 62 shared votes
18 Aye 44 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
2 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 10 shared votes
9 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
10 Aye 17 No
Energy 11% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
50 Aye 62 No
Tax 17% aligned 112 shared votes
73 Aye 39 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
69.4 %
3 % below average
Rank 440 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,141
1,643 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
598
52.4 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
543
47.6 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
22
1.9 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
76
-2.0 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
86
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 369 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
£1,215,832
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£255,110
13 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Benefits
57 of 68 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
56 of 67 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 44 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
30 of 37 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
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
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
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
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
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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 46 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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