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Sammy Wilson vs Charlotte Nichols

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 Charlotte Nichols
Charlotte Nichols
Lab Warrington North

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Charlotte Nichols voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 736 shared comparable votes.

205 same votes 531 different votes 736 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
15 Aye 10 No
Benefits 48% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 14 No
Transport 43% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
39 Aye 29 No
Migration 41% aligned 68 shared votes
11 Aye 57 No
54 Aye 37 No
Crime / Justice 40% aligned 91 shared votes
39 Aye 52 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 39% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
8 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 18 No
Energy 10% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 17 No
Education 11% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
49 Aye 63 No
Tax 15% aligned 112 shared votes
72 Aye 40 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
77.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 267 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,268
1,643 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
653
51.5 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
615
48.5 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
17
-61.0 vs Commons average
Rank 596 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
20
-118.5 vs Commons average
Rank 599 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
£1,254,140
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£305,109
35 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Education
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
49 of 53 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Energy
43 of 48 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
44 of 50 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
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
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
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
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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