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Sammy Wilson vs Mr Douglas Alexander

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 Mr Douglas Alexander
Mr Douglas Alexander
Lab Lothian East

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Mr Douglas Alexander voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 148 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 141 different votes 148 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
3 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 25% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 9% aligned 11 shared votes
5 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No
16 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 34 No
Tax 0% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 5 No
Education 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 4 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
3 Aye 0 No
Trade 0% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 648
Participation
45.8 %
27 % below average
Rank 626 of 648
1,440
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
241
526 eligible divisions
713
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
109
45.2 % of votes cast
727
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
132
54.8 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Appearances
22
-38.4 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
Contributions
118
+9.1 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£792,708
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£91,911
59 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
0
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
Trade
3 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
7 of 10 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
4 of 6 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Work / Employment
23 of 37 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Tax
62 of 108 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 23 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
Aye
Renters' Rights Bill: Third Reading 14 Jan 2025
Housing
Aye
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k) 23 Jul 2024
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API