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Sammy Wilson vs Tony Vaughan

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 Tony Vaughan
Tony Vaughan
Lab Folkestone and Hythe

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Tony Vaughan voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 231 shared comparable votes.

12 same votes 219 different votes 231 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
6 Aye 3 No
Housing 22% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
13 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 12% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 10% aligned 21 shared votes
10 Aye 11 No
6 Aye 9 No
Energy 7% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 4% aligned 23 shared votes
20 Aye 3 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 42 No
Tax 0% aligned 63 shared votes
42 Aye 21 No
5 Aye 13 No
Education 0% aligned 18 shared votes
13 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
1 Aye 4 No
Benefits 0% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
0 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 4 shared votes
4 Aye 0 No

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

Voting record

62.3 %
11 % below average
Rank 555 of 648
Participation
83.8 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 648
1,440
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
441
526 eligible divisions
713
49.5 % of votes cast
Aye votes
226
51.2 % of votes cast
727
50.5 % of votes cast
No votes
215
48.8 % of votes cast
11
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

88
+27.6 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 648
Appearances
46
-14.4 vs Commons average
Rank 361 of 648
111
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 195 of 648
Contributions
70
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 342 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£231,055
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11 % above average
Latest expenses
£231,055
2 % above average
2
2 registered categories
Registered interests
9
5 registered categories
0
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
Defence
22 of 22 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Transport
21 of 21 votes
Trade
67 of 88 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Defence
44 of 59 votes
#4
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
45 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
No
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
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
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
Aye
Water (Special Measures) Bill - Government motion to insist on Commons Amendment 2 and to propose Amendment (a) in lieu 11 Feb 2025
Aye
No
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage: Amendment 2 21 Jan 2025
Defence
No
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