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Sammy Wilson vs Dan Carden

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 Dan Carden
Dan Carden
Lab Liverpool Walton

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Dan Carden voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 969 shared comparable votes.

224 same votes 745 different votes 969 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 14 No
Benefits 48% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
20 Aye 9 No
Defence 48% aligned 29 shared votes
15 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 44% aligned 18 shared votes
15 Aye 3 No
13 Aye 5 No
Housing 39% aligned 18 shared votes
10 Aye 8 No
34 Aye 22 No
Migration 38% aligned 56 shared votes
13 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 9 shared votes
1 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 19 No
Energy 9% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 21 No
Education 10% aligned 31 shared votes
24 Aye 7 No
55 Aye 96 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 151 shared votes
90 Aye 61 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
69.1 %
4 % below average
Rank 448 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,455
2,106 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
807
55.5 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
648
44.5 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.7 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
22
-56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 579 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
31
-107.5 vs Commons average
Rank 565 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
£1,875,223
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£298,675
32 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
18
5 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
62 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
162 of 188 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 49 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
52 of 63 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
70 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
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
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
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