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Sammy Wilson vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Olivia Blake voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 727 shared comparable votes.

214 same votes 513 different votes 727 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
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 58% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 57% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
21 Aye 15 No
Defence 47% aligned 36 shared votes
20 Aye 16 No
43 Aye 24 No
Migration 43% aligned 67 shared votes
19 Aye 48 No
13 Aye 6 No
Housing 42% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 7% aligned 28 shared votes
22 Aye 6 No
10 Aye 4 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
5 Aye 9 No
12 Aye 17 No
Education 10% aligned 29 shared votes
20 Aye 9 No
9 Aye 14 No
Energy 13% aligned 23 shared votes
17 Aye 6 No
8 Aye 5 No
NHS / Health 15% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 319 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,229
1,643 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
646
52.6 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
583
47.4 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8 % of votes cast
21 years, 2 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
40
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 496 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
45
-93.5 vs Commons average
Rank 517 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Education
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 37 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
56 of 67 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
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
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
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 19 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
Aye
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 18 8 Sep 2025
Housing
Aye
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