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Sammy Wilson vs Blake Stephenson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Blake Stephenson voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 260 shared comparable votes.

249 same votes 11 different votes 260 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
28 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
28 Aye 44 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 100% aligned 18 shared votes
5 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 9 No
Energy 100% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 5 No
Benefits 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 50% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 31 shared votes
13 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 9 No
Defence 95% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 96% aligned 23 shared votes
3 Aye 20 No
28 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
28 Aye 44 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
71.4%
1% below average
Rank 397 of 649
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
421
590 eligible divisions
732
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
191
45.4% of votes cast
740
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
230
54.6% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

111
+27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 649
Appearances
85
+1.3 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 649
160
+14.1 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 649
Contributions
165
+19.1 vs Commons average
Rank 177 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
£203,629
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11% above average
Latest expenses
£203,629
10% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
4 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Crime / Justice
51 of 62 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
92 of 112 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
31 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API