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Sammy Wilson vs Lee Barron

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 Lee Barron
Lee Barron
Lab Corby and East Northamptonshire

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Lee Barron voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 225 shared comparable votes.

14 same votes 211 different votes 225 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
4 Aye 4 No
Benefits 38% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 3 No
Housing 25% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
11 Aye 11 No
Defence 9% aligned 22 shared votes
11 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 10 No
Energy 6% aligned 18 shared votes
11 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
6 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 19 shared votes
13 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
0 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 8 shared votes
8 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 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
75.5 %
3 % above average
Rank 303 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
434
575 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
204
47.0 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
230
53.0 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
7
1.6 % 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
40
-37.9 vs Commons average
Rank 494 of 650
147
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
Contributions
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 524 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
£218,179
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,179
4 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Energy
19 of 20 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Tax
95 of 111 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Education
42 of 50 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
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
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
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
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
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
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