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Sammy Wilson vs Gavin Robinson

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 Gavin Robinson
Gavin Robinson
DUP Belfast East

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Gavin Robinson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,188 shared comparable votes.

1,173 same votes 15 different votes 1,188 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
67 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 179 shared votes
67 Aye 112 No
46 Aye 32 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
46 Aye 32 No
19 Aye 38 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
19 Aye 38 No
18 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
19 Aye 20 No
Energy 100% aligned 39 shared votes
19 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
21 Aye 6 No
Housing 96% aligned 27 shared votes
22 Aye 5 No
26 Aye 15 No
Defence 98% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 27 No
Transport 98% aligned 43 shared votes
17 Aye 26 No
33 Aye 29 No
Trade 98% aligned 62 shared votes
34 Aye 28 No

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

Voting record

62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 648
Participation
64.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 528 of 648
1,440
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,497
2,312 eligible divisions
713
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
754
50.4 % of votes cast
727
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
743
49.6 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
7
0.5 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 0 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Appearances
45
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 369 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
Contributions
62
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,803,428
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£220,061
3 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
61 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 88 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 65 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 229 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No rebel
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No rebel
Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage: Government New Clause 14 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No rebel
Procurement Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 3 13 Jun 2023
Defence Trade
Aye
No
Proceedings during the pandemic 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2021 16 Jun 2021
Environment / Climate
Aye
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions on Holding of Gatherings and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020 23 Sep 2020
Aye
No
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 23 Sep 2020
Aye rebel
No
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 23 Sep 2020
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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