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Sammy Wilson vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Ian Lavery voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,167 shared comparable votes.

282 same votes 885 different votes 1,167 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
14 Aye 18 No
Benefits 50% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 45% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
52 Aye 32 No
Migration 43% aligned 84 shared votes
22 Aye 62 No
31 Aye 19 No
Defence 36% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
59 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 34% aligned 106 shared votes
43 Aye 63 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
15 Aye 19 No
Energy 9% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
56 Aye 105 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 161 shared votes
104 Aye 57 No
75 Aye 98 No
Tax 16% aligned 173 shared votes
113 Aye 60 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
76.2 %
4 % above average
Rank 283 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,799
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,002
55.7 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
797
44.3 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
79
+1.0 vs Commons average
Rank 246 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
107
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 286 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37 % 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
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
61 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
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
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