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Sammy Wilson
DUP MP for East Antrim, DUP MLA for East Antrim
- Also represented Belfast East
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sammy Wilson voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Treasury, Defence, Home Department
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Education and Library Boards, Police Service of Northern Ireland, Community Restorative Justice, Antisocial Behaviour Orders, Higher Education
(based on written questions asked by Sammy Wilson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Finance Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
- Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
- Finance (No. 4) Bill Committee (0 out of 14)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
Most recent appearances
- Economic Growth (15 May 2013)
“It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for South Dorset (Richard Drax). The Democratic Unionist party endorses his views on the amendment, which we support. We believe it is important that the people of the United Kingdom should have a say about their relationship with Europe. Some of those who oppose the commitment to a referendum claim that it will somehow leave us with four years of...”
- Economic Growth (15 May 2013)
“The Chancellor’s point, “You can’t borrow more to borrow less”, is a good soundbite, but he does himself a disservice, because some of the borrowing undertaken by this Government has been very effective in reducing the deficit. Only yesterday, we saw 850 new jobs in Allstate in Belfast as a result of investment in the broadband network—that is 850 new taxpayers....”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members' Business: Vehicle Fuel Duty (14 May 2013)
“Will the Member give way?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 33.38% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 216 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £16,855 (388th) | £14,557 (501st) | £15,159 (505th) | £21,483 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £20,795 (183rd) | £19,154 (282nd) | £22,271 (175th) | £17,971 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £93,360 (379th) | £88,089 (311th) | £73,386 (573rd) | £49,385 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £6,045 (444th) | £9,931 (160th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £18,386 (32nd)1 | £20,104 (19th)2 | £16,908 (36th)3 | £15,943 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £560 (142nd) | £871 (125th) | £2,635 (21st) | £3,173 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £4,740 (203rd) | £631 (408th) | £1,454 (167th) | £1,388 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,240 (338th) | £6,325 (97th) | £6,623 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,355 (104th) | £1,233 (joint 77th with 7 others) | £1,233 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £160,741 (187th) | £156,932 (145th) | £139,371 (295th) | £117,199 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,696 (403rd). Rail £1,483 (408th). Air £14,982 (9th). Misc £225 (122nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £1,478 (387th). Air £15,451 (8th). Other: European £1,495 (25th).
3 Car £1,680 (455th). Rail £1,526 (378th). Air £13,702 (19th).