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Sammy Wilson vs Sir Christopher Chope

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 Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Christopher Chope
Con Christchurch

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Sir Christopher Chope voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 931 shared comparable votes.

774 same votes 157 different votes 931 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
7 Aye 16 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
7 Aye 16 No
5 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 100% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 3 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
0 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 20 No
Education 92% aligned 26 shared votes
6 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 28 No
Migration 61% aligned 76 shared votes
54 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 36 No
Foreign Affairs 65% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 65% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
12 Aye 11 No
Defence 65% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
14 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 67% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

62.0%
11% below average
Rank 558 of 649
Participation
59.3%
13% below average
Rank 579 of 649
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,409
2,376 eligible divisions
732
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
600
42.6% of votes cast
740
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
809
57.4% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
73
5.2% of votes cast
21 years, 4 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

108
+26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 141 of 649
Appearances
49
-32.7 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 649
151
+8.7 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Contributions
42
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 535 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
£2,114,098
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11% above average
Latest expenses
£249,241
10% above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
5
3 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
304
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
Brexit / EU
192 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
55 of 69 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
133 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
45 of 60 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Tax
220 of 322 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Trade
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Instruction (Scotland) 29 Apr 2024
No
No
Rwanda Bill motion to disagree with Lords amendment 10F 22 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10D 17 Apr 2024
Aye
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
Aye
Aye
Trade (Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership) Bill [Lords]: New Clause 4 19 Mar 2024
Trade
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 18 Mar 2024
Migration
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
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