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Sammy Wilson vs Peter Dowd

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
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Peter Dowd
Lab Bootle

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Peter Dowd voted the same way 22% of the time, based on 1,083 shared comparable votes.

239 same votes 844 different votes 1,083 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
16 Aye 16 No
Benefits 47% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
37 Aye 18 No
Migration 40% aligned 55 shared votes
22 Aye 33 No
71 Aye 38 No
Crime / Justice 39% aligned 109 shared votes
42 Aye 67 No
29 Aye 18 No
Defence 38% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
14 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 36% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 3% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 20 No
Energy 6% aligned 35 shared votes
22 Aye 13 No
9 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 8% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
58 Aye 102 No
Brexit / EU 11% aligned 160 shared votes
100 Aye 60 No
15 Aye 22 No
Education 14% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 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
69.2 %
4 % below average
Rank 446 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,633
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
915
56.0 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
718
44.0 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
41
-37.0 vs Commons average
Rank 487 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
29
-109.5 vs Commons average
Rank 571 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
£2,122,879
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£243,077
7 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
64 of 77 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
171 of 211 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 91 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
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 Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
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
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
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