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Sammy Wilson vs Katie Lam

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 Katie Lam
Katie Lam
Con Weald of Kent

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Katie Lam voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 207 shared comparable votes.

203 same votes 4 different votes 207 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
25 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Energy 100% aligned 13 shared votes
5 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 100% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 2 No
Housing 86% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 92% aligned 25 shared votes
12 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 94% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 63 shared votes
25 Aye 38 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 17 shared votes
5 Aye 12 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
69.0 %
4 % below average
Rank 451 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
397
575 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
192
48.4 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
205
51.6 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

102
+24.1 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650
Appearances
100
+22.1 vs Commons average
Rank 150 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 260 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
£223,662
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£223,662
1 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
8
4 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
Tax
102 of 111 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
19 of 24 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
8 of 11 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
5 of 7 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
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
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
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
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