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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
Photograph of Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,073 shared comparable votes.

251 same votes 822 different votes 1,073 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
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
10 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
3 Aye 11 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

62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
Participation
67.4%
5% below average
Rank 473 of 649
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,376 eligible divisions
732
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
740
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

111
+26.2 vs Commons average
Rank 139 of 650
Appearances
60
-24.8 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
160
+12.3 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Contributions
100
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 344 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
£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
5 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
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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 Sept 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
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