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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
- Majority: 7,304 votes. — 225th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Sammy Wilson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Northern Ireland, Treasury, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, International Development
- 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)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Prescriptions (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of prescriptions issued by the NHS in England and Wales were for generic drugs in each of the last five years.”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Finance And Personnel: Employment: Job Creation (2 Feb 2010)
“We are aware of the need for continuity, which is why we have framework directives whereby firms can secure long-term work. We also have a website on which upcoming projects are published so that firms can plan ahead for capital investment and employee training.”
- Northern Ireland Assembly: Finance And Personnel: INTERREG IV: Portrush (2 Feb 2010)
“There is not a massive delay. I have the figures: by the end of last year, the INTERREG IVa and PEACE III programmes had between them approved 139 projects worth €267 million. That means that we are up to date; we are not lagging behind in expenditure. A number of Members from across the House have raised this with me, and I told them that I had no evidence that there were considerable...”
More of Sammy Wilson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 76 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 46% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 144 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 | £88,578 (472nd) | £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)3 | £20,104 (19th)2 | £16,908 (36th)1 | £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 | £155,959 (247th) | £156,932 (145th) | £139,371 (295th) | £117,199 |
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 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,696 (403rd). Rail £1,483 (408th). Air £14,982 (9th). Misc £225 (122nd).
1 Car £1,680 (455th). Rail £1,526 (378th). Air £13,702 (19th).