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Sammy Wilson vs Rushanara Ali

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 Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 24% of the time, based on 1,157 shared comparable votes.

273 same votes 884 different votes 1,157 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
17 Aye 15 No
Benefits 41% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
49 Aye 27 No
Migration 39% aligned 76 shared votes
21 Aye 55 No
28 Aye 18 No
Defence 37% aligned 46 shared votes
23 Aye 23 No
14 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 36% aligned 25 shared votes
16 Aye 9 No
71 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 34% aligned 121 shared votes
57 Aye 64 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 0% aligned 8 shared votes
1 Aye 7 No
17 Aye 19 No
Energy 8% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
8 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 9% aligned 22 shared votes
16 Aye 6 No
61 Aye 112 No
Brexit / EU 10% aligned 173 shared votes
106 Aye 67 No
69 Aye 97 No
Tax 16% aligned 166 shared votes
109 Aye 57 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
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
724
49.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
736
50.4 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.2 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
Appearances
39
-39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 649
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649
Contributions
36
-102.5 vs Commons average
Rank 547 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
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
44 of 48 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 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
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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