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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.

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

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)

RSS feed 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...”

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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.
  • 60 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Sammy Wilson speaks.
  • 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

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Member of Belfast City Council, City Hall, Belfast.
July 2009, payment of £430.36 Hours: 15 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)
August 2009, payment of £430.36 Hours: 15 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)
September 2009, payment of £430.36 Hours: 15 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)
October 2009, payment of £430.36 Hours: 15 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)
November 2009, payment of £430.36 Hours: 15 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, and Minister for Finance and Personnel.
July 2009, payment of £1998.68 Hours: 200 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)
August 2009, payment of £1998.68 Hours: 200 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)
September 2009, payment of £1998.68 Hours: 200 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)
October 2009, payment of £1998.68 Hours: 200 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)
November 2009, payment of £1998.68 Hours: 200 hrs. approx. (Registered 30 November 2009)

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.

Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
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).