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Sammy Wilson vs Gareth Thomas

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
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Gareth Thomas
Lab Harrow West

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Gareth Thomas voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,035 shared comparable votes.

253 same votes 782 different votes 1,035 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
51 Aye 32 No
Migration 43% aligned 83 shared votes
22 Aye 61 No
11 Aye 3 No
Housing 43% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
55 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 42% aligned 91 shared votes
40 Aye 51 No
24 Aye 16 No
Defence 38% aligned 40 shared votes
17 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 14 No
Benefits 36% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 14 No
Energy 8% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
56 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 168 shared votes
109 Aye 59 No
65 Aye 80 No
Tax 16% aligned 145 shared votes
95 Aye 50 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
66.4 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
894
57.0 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
674
43.0 % 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
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 495 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 516 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
£2,854,227
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,113
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
14
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
180 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 71 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Transport
70 of 95 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
67 of 91 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
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 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
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
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
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