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Sammy Wilson vs Jim Shannon

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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Jim Shannon
DUP Strangford

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Jim Shannon voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,394 shared comparable votes.

1,358 same votes 36 different votes 1,394 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
19 Aye 43 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 62 shared votes
19 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 22 No
Benefits 100% aligned 44 shared votes
22 Aye 22 No
21 Aye 23 No
Energy 100% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No
21 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
15 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 95% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
22 Aye 17 No
Devolution / Local Government 95% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 95% aligned 22 shared votes
12 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 96% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
36 Aye 31 No
Trade 97% aligned 67 shared votes
36 Aye 31 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
85.4 %
13 % above average
Rank 90 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,016
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
51.6 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
975
48.4 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
24
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
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
1,221
+1143.1 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Contributions
1,524
+1385.7 vs Commons average
Rank 3 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,371,512
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,632
30 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
205 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
63 of 66 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Benefits
74 of 81 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye rebel
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 17 25 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No rebel
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
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Third Reading 26 Mar 2025
NHS / Health
Aye
No rebel
Procurement Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 3 13 Jun 2023
Defence Trade
Aye
Aye
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Second Reading 16 Jan 2023
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Programme 16 Jan 2023
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Asylum Seekers (Removal to safe countries) - Leave to bring in bill 14 Dec 2022
Migration
No
Aye rebel
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill: Third Reading 12 Dec 2022
Trade
No
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
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