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Sammy Wilson vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,080 shared comparable votes.

260 same votes 820 different votes 1,080 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
23 Aye 16 No
Defence 46% aligned 39 shared votes
20 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 17 No
Benefits 44% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
51 Aye 31 No
Migration 44% aligned 82 shared votes
21 Aye 61 No
68 Aye 41 No
Crime / Justice 36% aligned 109 shared votes
50 Aye 59 No
16 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 35% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 10 shared votes
1 Aye 9 No
14 Aye 15 No
Energy 3% aligned 29 shared votes
16 Aye 13 No
17 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 5% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
58 Aye 104 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 162 shared votes
103 Aye 59 No
68 Aye 81 No
Tax 16% aligned 149 shared votes
95 Aye 54 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
70.6 %
2 % below average
Rank 416 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,666
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
905
54.3 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
761
45.7 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
15 years, 6 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
71
-7.0 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
86
-52.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
69 of 77 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 211 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
NHS / Health
46 of 56 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
78 of 95 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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
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
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