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Sammy Wilson vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Hilary Benn voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,187 shared comparable votes.

279 same votes 908 different votes 1,187 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
52 Aye 32 No
Migration 42% aligned 84 shared votes
21 Aye 63 No
14 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 38% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
27 Aye 16 No
Defence 37% aligned 43 shared votes
18 Aye 25 No
16 Aye 19 No
Benefits 34% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 23 No
Transport 33% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 15 No
Energy 10% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
62 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 170 shared votes
105 Aye 65 No
69 Aye 85 No
Tax 18% aligned 154 shared votes
99 Aye 55 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % 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
27 years, 1 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
57
-21.0 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
457
+318.5 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
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
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 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
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