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Sammy Wilson vs Matthew Pennycook

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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Matthew Pennycook
Lab Greenwich and Woolwich

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Matthew Pennycook voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,231 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 948 different votes 1,231 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
52 Aye 32 No
Migration 42% aligned 84 shared votes
21 Aye 63 No
26 Aye 19 No
Defence 40% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 19 No
Benefits 37% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
71 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 35% aligned 116 shared votes
52 Aye 64 No
15 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 35% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
18 Aye 20 No
Energy 8% aligned 38 shared votes
23 Aye 15 No
14 Aye 27 No
Education 12% aligned 41 shared votes
30 Aye 11 No
61 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 169 shared votes
105 Aye 64 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
82.4 %
10 % above average
Rank 149 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,945
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,081
55.6 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
864
44.4 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
134
+56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 78 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
552
+413.5 vs Commons average
Rank 16 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
£1,761,831
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,649
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
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 66 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
45 of 48 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Defence
65 of 71 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
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
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
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
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