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Sammy Wilson vs Colum Eastwood

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
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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 36% of the time, based on 556 shared comparable votes.

198 same votes 358 different votes 556 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 11 No
Benefits 65% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
2 Aye 5 No
Environment / Climate 57% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 50% aligned 12 shared votes
9 Aye 3 No
49 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 49% aligned 70 shared votes
29 Aye 41 No
9 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 45% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
0 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
6 Aye 0 No
9 Aye 17 No
Work / Employment 12% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 13 No
Energy 17% aligned 18 shared votes
16 Aye 2 No
21 Aye 20 No
Brexit / EU 20% aligned 41 shared votes
20 Aye 21 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
53.7 %
19 % below average
Rank 611 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
882
1,643 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
485
55.0 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
397
45.0 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % 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 597 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
28
-110.5 vs Commons average
Rank 576 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 60 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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