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Sammy Wilson vs Emily Thornberry

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 Emily Thornberry
Emily Thornberry
Lab Islington South and Finsbury

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 978 shared comparable votes.

228 same votes 750 different votes 978 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
17 Aye 10 No
Defence 52% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 9 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 16 No
Benefits 40% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
56 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 94 shared votes
43 Aye 51 No
41 Aye 23 No
Migration 39% aligned 64 shared votes
16 Aye 48 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
15 Aye 10 No
Energy 8% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
7 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
54 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 156 shared votes
102 Aye 54 No
8 Aye 7 No
NHS / Health 13% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 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
62.0 %
11 % below average
Rank 556 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,464
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
813
55.5 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
651
44.5 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
72
-6.0 vs Commons average
Rank 286 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
112
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 267 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
167 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
49 of 69 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
53 of 77 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
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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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