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Sammy Wilson vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and David Davis voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 1,053 shared comparable votes.

831 same votes 222 different votes 1,053 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
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
15 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 22 shared votes
14 Aye 8 No
16 Aye 16 No
Energy 94% aligned 32 shared votes
14 Aye 18 No
66 Aye 118 No
Brexit / EU 91% aligned 184 shared votes
67 Aye 117 No
9 Aye 23 No
Education 88% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 14 No
Benefits 57% aligned 30 shared votes
11 Aye 19 No
5 Aye 9 No
NHS / Health 57% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 64% aligned 45 shared votes
16 Aye 29 No
48 Aye 27 No
Migration 65% aligned 75 shared votes
48 Aye 27 No
16 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 65% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

61.3%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 650
Participation
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 515 of 650
1,481
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,566
2,417 eligible divisions
737
49.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
734
46.9% of votes cast
744
50.2% of votes cast
No votes
832
53.1% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
93
5.9% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
18 years, 3 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

108
+13.4 vs Commons average
Rank 191 of 650
Appearances
64
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 406 of 650
155
-9.8 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 650
Contributions
107
-57.8 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11% above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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 212 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
199 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 49 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 94 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
62 of 82 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
53 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No rebel
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
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
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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