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Sammy Wilson vs Emma Foody

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 Emma Foody
Emma Foody
Lab Cramlington and Killingworth

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Emma Foody voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 261 shared comparable votes.

21 same votes 240 different votes 261 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
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 47% aligned 15 shared votes
9 Aye 6 No
11 Aye 19 No
Crime / Justice 13% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
16 Aye 8 No
Defence 8% aligned 24 shared votes
8 Aye 16 No
8 Aye 10 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 65 shared votes
42 Aye 23 No
5 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
14 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 1 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
Participation
84.2%
12% above average
Rank 111 of 649
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
590 eligible divisions
732
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
243
48.9% of votes cast
740
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
254
51.1% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

109
+26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 142 of 649
Appearances
38
-44.2 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 649
154
+10.7 vs Commons average
Rank 192 of 649
Contributions
46
-97.3 vs Commons average
Rank 521 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
£188,107
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11% above average
Latest expenses
£188,107
17% below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
Work / Employment
39 of 39 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Energy
19 of 20 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
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
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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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
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
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sept 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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