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Sammy Wilson vs Valerie Vaz

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 Valerie Vaz
Valerie Vaz
Lab Walsall and Bloxwich

Voting alignment

Sammy Wilson and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 25% of the time, based on 1,162 shared comparable votes.

288 same votes 874 different votes 1,162 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
24 Aye 15 No
Defence 44% aligned 39 shared votes
18 Aye 21 No
52 Aye 32 No
Migration 42% aligned 84 shared votes
21 Aye 63 No
13 Aye 16 No
Benefits 41% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
13 Aye 11 No
Environment / Climate 38% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
63 Aye 51 No
Crime / Justice 34% aligned 114 shared votes
52 Aye 62 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 20 No
Energy 5% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 1 No
Work / Employment 8% aligned 13 shared votes
2 Aye 11 No
12 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 18 shared votes
6 Aye 12 No
60 Aye 108 No
Brexit / EU 13% aligned 168 shared votes
105 Aye 63 No
73 Aye 99 No
Tax 15% aligned 172 shared votes
113 Aye 59 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
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,472
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
732
49.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
740
50.3% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
11
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

111
+27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 137 of 650
Appearances
29
-54.6 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 650
160
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 188 of 650
Contributions
14
-131.7 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£250,082
11% above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3% below 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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
#2
Education
91 of 96 votes
Trade
70 of 91 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Defence
50 of 71 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
Renters’ Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 64 8 Sept 2025
Housing
Aye
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