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Sammy Wilson vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Paula Barker voted the same way 29% of the time, based on 764 shared comparable votes.

223 same votes 541 different votes 764 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
15 Aye 13 No
Benefits 54% aligned 28 shared votes
16 Aye 12 No
46 Aye 28 No
Migration 43% aligned 74 shared votes
14 Aye 60 No
13 Aye 16 No
Transport 41% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
54 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 41% aligned 98 shared votes
46 Aye 52 No
13 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 39% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 6% aligned 31 shared votes
23 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 12 No
Energy 9% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
6 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 11% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
9 Aye 12 No
Education 19% aligned 21 shared votes
14 Aye 7 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
79.0 %
6 % above average
Rank 224 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,298
1,643 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
680
52.4 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
618
47.6 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7 % 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
67
-11.0 vs Commons average
Rank 319 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
78
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 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
Housing
51 of 53 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
41 of 44 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 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
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
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
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
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