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Sammy Wilson vs Barry Gardiner

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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Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,063 shared comparable votes.

248 same votes 815 different votes 1,063 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
10 Aye 8 No
Environment / Climate 44% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
30 Aye 16 No
Defence 39% aligned 46 shared votes
20 Aye 26 No
13 Aye 16 No
Benefits 38% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
59 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 38% aligned 96 shared votes
35 Aye 61 No
39 Aye 25 No
Migration 36% aligned 64 shared votes
14 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 10 shared votes
2 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 17 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 28 shared votes
18 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 3 No
Housing 9% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
59 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 155 shared votes
91 Aye 64 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
67.3 %
5 % below average
Rank 474 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,589
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.9 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
700
44.1 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
55
-23.0 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
88
-50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 361 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
13
4 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
Trade
77 of 91 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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