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Steve Darling vs Sammy Wilson

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

Photograph of Steve Darling
Steve Darling
LD Torbay
vs
Photograph of Sammy Wilson
Sammy Wilson
DUP East Antrim

Voting alignment

Steve Darling and Sammy Wilson voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

160 same votes 41 different votes 201 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
4 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
3 Aye 5 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 8 shared votes
3 Aye 5 No
2 Aye 2 No
Transport 100% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No
29 Aye 29 No
Tax 97% aligned 58 shared votes
27 Aye 31 No
5 Aye 5 No
Benefits 90% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 45% aligned 11 shared votes
4 Aye 7 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 68% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No
8 Aye 5 No
Housing 69% aligned 13 shared votes
10 Aye 3 No
5 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No

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

Voting record

67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 485 of 650
Participation
61.8 %
11 % below average
Rank 560 of 650
377
563 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,452
2,349 eligible divisions
205
54.4 % of votes cast
Aye votes
721
49.7 % of votes cast
172
45.6 % of votes cast
No votes
731
50.3 % of votes cast
6
1.6 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

126
+55.4 vs Commons average
Rank 75 of 650
Appearances
101
+30.4 vs Commons average
Rank 114 of 650
176
+50.7 vs Commons average
Rank 127 of 650
Contributions
139
+13.7 vs Commons average
Rank 177 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£235,469
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,714,557
all imported IPSA years
£235,469
4 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,082
11 % above average
7
5 registered categories
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
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

Housing
26 of 31 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Devolution / Local Government
20 of 24 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
9 of 11 votes
#3
Trade
68 of 89 votes
Crime / Justice
47 of 61 votes
#4
Defence
50 of 70 votes
Benefits
23 of 30 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 27 Jan 2026
No
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 3 Dec 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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 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
No
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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