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Sammy Wilson vs Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim
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Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Lab Slough

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 1,107 shared comparable votes.

256 same votes 851 different votes 1,107 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
47 Aye 29 No
Migration 43% aligned 76 shared votes
22 Aye 54 No
11 Aye 15 No
Benefits 42% aligned 26 shared votes
20 Aye 6 No
60 Aye 42 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 102 shared votes
48 Aye 54 No
30 Aye 18 No
Defence 38% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
14 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 36% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 6% aligned 16 shared votes
5 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 20 No
Energy 8% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 22 No
Education 9% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
55 Aye 91 No
Brexit / EU 12% aligned 146 shared votes
85 Aye 61 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
77.5 %
5 % above average
Rank 260 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,632
2,106 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
918
56.2 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
714
43.8 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.7 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
9 years, 1 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
78
0.0 vs Commons average
Rank 254 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
91
-47.5 vs Commons average
Rank 349 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
£1,789,437
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£292,729
29 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 54 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Education
67 of 76 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
43 of 49 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
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
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
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
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
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