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Sammy Wilson vs James Murray

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 James Murray
James Murray
Lab Ealing North

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and James Murray voted the same way 30% of the time, based on 714 shared comparable votes.

216 same votes 498 different votes 714 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
12 Aye 8 No
Benefits 60% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
12 Aye 14 No
Transport 46% aligned 26 shared votes
8 Aye 18 No
52 Aye 30 No
Crime / Justice 45% aligned 82 shared votes
33 Aye 49 No
45 Aye 24 No
Migration 43% aligned 69 shared votes
18 Aye 51 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 16 No
Energy 8% aligned 24 shared votes
18 Aye 6 No
6 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 10% aligned 20 shared votes
16 Aye 4 No
11 Aye 17 No
Education 11% aligned 28 shared votes
20 Aye 8 No
56 Aye 66 No
Tax 18% aligned 122 shared votes
80 Aye 42 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
73.3 %
1 % above average
Rank 354 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,204
1,643 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
643
53.4 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
561
46.6 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
86
+8.0 vs Commons average
Rank 210 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
707
+568.5 vs Commons average
Rank 9 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
£1,325,130
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,355
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
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
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
48 of 53 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
45 of 50 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Migration
132 of 154 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Education
58 of 69 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
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Water (Special Measures) Bill - Government motion to insist on Commons Amendment 2 and to propose Amendment (a) in lieu 11 Feb 2025
Aye
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