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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 251 shared comparable votes.

240 same votes 11 different votes 251 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

61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
Participation
71.3 %
1 % below average
Rank 399 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
410
575 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
185
45.1 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
225
54.9 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
70
-7.9 vs Commons average
Rank 302 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Contributions
99
-39.3 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£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
91 of 111 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
Aye
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API