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Sammy Wilson vs Mr Hamish Falconer

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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Mr Hamish Falconer
Lab Lincoln

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Mr Hamish Falconer voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 178 shared comparable votes.

10 same votes 168 different votes 178 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
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
9 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 9% aligned 22 shared votes
15 Aye 7 No
5 Aye 6 No
Defence 9% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 15 shared votes
15 Aye 0 No
20 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 28 No
Tax 0% aligned 48 shared votes
28 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 11 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
11 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 7 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Benefits 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 4 shared votes
1 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
63.5 %
10 % below average
Rank 537 of 648
1,440
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
334
526 eligible divisions
713
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
169
50.6 % of votes cast
727
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
165
49.4 % 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
59
-1.4 vs Commons average
Rank 238 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
Contributions
679
+570.1 vs Commons average
Rank 6 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
£153,826
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£153,826
32 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
4
4 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
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
10 of 11 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Housing
24 of 31 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Education
36 of 49 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
Aye
Water (Special Measures) Bill - Government motion to insist on Commons Amendment 2 and to propose Amendment (a) in lieu 11 Feb 2025
Aye
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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