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Sammy Wilson vs Ben Coleman

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 Ben Coleman
Ben Coleman
Lab Chelsea and Fulham

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Ben Coleman voted the same way 13% of the time, based on 239 shared comparable votes.

31 same votes 208 different votes 239 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 2 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
11 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 13% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 10 No
Energy 6% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 20 shared votes
17 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
6 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 20 shared votes
14 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 5 No
Benefits 0% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

61.9%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
Participation
71.0%
2% below average
Rank 406 of 649
1,470
2,373 eligible divisions
Total votes
417
587 eligible divisions
732
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
227
54.4% of votes cast
738
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
190
45.6% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.6% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

106
+25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 145 of 649
Appearances
51
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
149
+8.4 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 649
Contributions
80
-60.6 vs Commons average
Rank 394 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
£186,638
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11% above average
Latest expenses
£186,638
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Transport
26 of 29 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
6 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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