Voting Record — Sammy Wilson MP, East Antrim (11374)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

FromToPartyRebellions (explain...)Attendance (explain...)Teller
6 May 2010 still in office DUP 10 votes out of 260, 3.8% 260 votes out of 782, 33.2% 0 times
5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 DUP 9 votes out of 576, 1.6% 576 votes out of 1288, 44.7% 3 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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HouseDateSubjectSammy WilsonDUP VoteRôle
Commons13 Mar 2013Crime and Courts Bill [Lords] (Programme No. 2) — Schedule 13 — Judicial appointments Majorityaye Rebel
Commons24 Oct 2012Deferred Division — Public Bodies Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons17 Oct 2012Deferred Divisions — Sulphur contents for marine fuels Majorityno Rebel
Commons25 Jan 2012Statements of Taxation — Clause 5 — Street litter control notices Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons18 Jan 2012Keeping of Primates As Pets (Prohibition) — Schedule 1 — Local retention of non-domestic rates Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons18 Jan 2012Keeping of Primates As Pets (Prohibition) — Schedule 1 — Local retention of non-domestic rates Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons18 Jan 2012Keeping of Primates As Pets (Prohibition) — Clause 1 — Local retention of non-domestic rates Majorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Oct 2011Opposition Day — [Un-allotted Day] — National Health Service Majorityaye Rebel
Commons13 Oct 2011Use of hand-held electronic devices and social media in the chamber (Backbench Business) minorityunknown Unknown
Commons11 Oct 2011Co-operative Housing Tenure Bill — Schedule 10 — Repeals and revocations Majorityno Rebel
Commons17 May 2011Localism Bill (Ways and Means) — Schedule 2 — New Arrangements with respect to Governance of English Local Authorities Majorityaye Rebel
Commons30 Mar 2011Deferred Division — Local Government Majorityno Rebel
Commons1 Dec 2010Deferred Division — Constitutional Law minorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Jul 2010Use of the House of Commons Chamber by the United Kingdom Youth Parliament minorityaye Rebel
Commons20 Jul 2010Timetable for Debate on Use of the Commons Chamber by UK Youth Parliament minorityaye Rebel
HouseDateSubjectSammy WilsonDUP VoteRôle
Commons25 Nov 2009Christmas Holiday Majorityno Rebel
10 Nov 2009Stopped being a member of the Transport Committee
Commons3 Nov 2009Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill — Power to appoint and approve senior civil servants in the Scottish Executive Majorityaye Rebel
Commons21 Oct 2009Government to sign up to 10:10 climate change campaign — rejected Majorityaye Rebel
Commons26 Nov 2008Orders of the Day — Clause 154 — Rules minorityunknown Unknown
11 Nov 2008Became a member of the Transport Committee
11 Nov 2008Stopped being a member of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Commons29 Oct 2008Opposition Day — [11th Allotted Day — Second Part] — Canterbury City Council Bill (By Order) minorityaye Rebel
Commons28 Oct 2008Climate Change Bill — Report on the civil estate tellnoaye Rebel Teller
Commons9 Jul 2008Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 — Specified Organisations Majorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2008Biometric registration of immigrants — Civil Penalty Code of Practice minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2008Biometric registration of immigrants — Regulations minorityaye Rebel
Commons9 Jul 2008Cost of Living — Calls for a review of mechanisms — rejected tellayeaye Teller
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Third reading Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons25 Jun 2008Planning Bill — Mobile phone masts to require certificates — rejected Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons14 May 2008Deferred Divisions — Banks and Banking Majorityunknown Unknown
Commons2 Apr 2008Northern Rock plc Transfer Order 2008 — Not annulled minorityno Rebel
Commons9 Jan 2008Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill — Preventing prison officers from taking industrial action minorityunknown Unknown
Commons13 Dec 2006Delegated Legislation — Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 tellnono Teller
14 Jul 2005Became a member of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

AgreementPolicy
88% Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
99% Business and community control of schools: For
50% Cap or Reduce Civil Service Pay and Conditions
50% Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
50% Control Orders
50% Crossrail - In favour
50% Deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan
38% Equal Number of Electors Per Constituency
13% European Union - For
50% Fully Elected House of Lords
75% Gambling - Against permissiveness
50% Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
18% Homosexuality - Equal rights
5% Identity cards - For introduction
7% Increase VAT
66% Iraq Investigation - Necessary
31% Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
13% No detention without charge or trial
33% No Polls Clash With MP Election System Referendum
50% Nuclear power - For
12% Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
12% Post office - in favour of Government policy
88% Post office closures - against
34% Privatise Royal Mail
75% Promote Occupational Pensions
36% Proportional Representation Voting System - For
50% Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
50% Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
58% Right to strike
87% Schools - Greater Autonomy
81% Smoking ban - In favour
36% Stop climate change
100% Termination of pregnancy - against
37% Terrorism laws - For
67% The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
58% Transparency of Parliament
67% Trident replacement - In favour
0% Tuition fees - Set Upper Limit at £9,000 per Year
0% University Tuition Fees - For
50% Voting age - Reduce to 16
0% War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

Possible Friends (more...)

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