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Sammy Wilson vs Kirsty Blackman

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
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Kirsty Blackman
SNP Aberdeen North

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Kirsty Blackman voted the same way 27% of the time, based on 885 shared comparable votes.

241 same votes 644 different votes 885 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
18 Aye 10 No
Defence 75% aligned 28 shared votes
15 Aye 13 No
2 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 6 shared votes
0 Aye 6 No
16 Aye 17 No
Benefits 58% aligned 33 shared votes
22 Aye 11 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
2 Aye 2 No
Housing 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 0% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
12 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
69 Aye 115 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 184 shared votes
109 Aye 75 No
10 Aye 9 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 19 shared votes
9 Aye 10 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
56.1 %
17 % below average
Rank 601 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,324
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
755
57.0 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
569
43.0 % 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
11 years, 2 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
92
+14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
204
+65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 121 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
£2,143,527
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£320,448
42 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
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
Brexit / EU
200 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Migration
135 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
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 23 Feb 2026
Trade
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
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