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Sammy Wilson vs Claire Coutinho

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 Claire Coutinho
Claire Coutinho
Con East Surrey

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Claire Coutinho voted the same way 69% of the time, based on 752 shared comparable votes.

516 same votes 236 different votes 752 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
9 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 94% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 16 No
Education 92% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
11 Aye 13 No
Energy 88% aligned 24 shared votes
10 Aye 14 No
43 Aye 54 No
Tax 81% aligned 97 shared votes
33 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 9 No
Benefits 41% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
47 Aye 29 No
Migration 53% aligned 76 shared votes
57 Aye 19 No
9 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 53% aligned 15 shared votes
8 Aye 7 No
23 Aye 14 No
Defence 54% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 14 No
Trade 63% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 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
75.9 %
3 % above average
Rank 294 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,247
1,643 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
644
51.6 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
603
48.4 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

104
+26.4 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
52
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 412 of 649
150
+12.5 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 649
Contributions
106
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 292 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
£989,828
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£192,253
15 % 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
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
58 of 63 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
133 of 154 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 53 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
No
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
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