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Sir Keir Starmer vs Sammy Wilson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer
Lab Holborn and St Pancras
vs
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Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Keir Starmer and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 23% of the time, based on 667 shared comparable votes.

156 same votes 511 different votes 667 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
8 Aye 8 No
Defence 75% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
22 Aye 27 No
Crime / Justice 41% aligned 49 shared votes
29 Aye 20 No
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 40% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 3 No
Education 36% aligned 22 shared votes
9 Aye 13 No
22 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 34% aligned 35 shared votes
9 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 2 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
2 Aye 4 No
Housing 0% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 5 No
Democracy / Parliament 10% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 13% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

38.0 %
35 % below average
Rank 636 of 649
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 649
896
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,460
2,361 eligible divisions
545
60.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
724
49.6 % of votes cast
351
39.2 % of votes cast
No votes
736
50.4 % of votes cast
2
0.2 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
21 years, 3 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

56
-22.0 vs Commons average
Rank 384 of 649
Appearances
102
+24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 649
1,601
+1462.5 vs Commons average
Rank 2 of 649
Contributions
147
+8.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£1,930,144
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£232,065
3 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
13
3 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
161 of 211 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Trade
51 of 91 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
37 of 69 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
25 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 71 votes
Transport
42 of 95 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i) 19 May 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Amendments (a) to (h) in lieu of Lords Amendments 85 and 86, 97 to 116, 120, 121 and 123 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 94B and 94C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 36, 90 and 155, insist on Amendments 155A to 155F and propose Amendment (a) 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 89B and 89C 27 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 15 Sep 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
No
That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment 10B 15 Apr 2024
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 8 18 Mar 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Third reading 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Second Reading 12 Dec 2023
Migration
No
Aye
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 12 Dec 2023
Migration
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill: Motion to disagree 6 Sep 2023
Foreign Affairs
No
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