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Sammy Wilson vs Nigel Farage

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 Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Nigel Farage voted the same way 95% of the time, based on 103 shared comparable votes.

98 same votes 5 different votes 103 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
11 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 1 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 94% aligned 18 shared votes
3 Aye 15 No
11 Aye 9 No
Tax 100% aligned 20 shared votes
11 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Defence 100% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 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
32.3 %
41 % below average
Rank 637 of 648
1,440
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
526 eligible divisions
713
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
727
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % 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
14
-46.4 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
Contributions
16
-92.9 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
35
7 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
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
No
No rebel
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No rebel
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
King's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (k) 23 Jul 2024
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No
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