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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. — 224th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

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

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Transport Committee (since 11 Nov 2008)

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

Northern Ireland Assembly: Assembly Business (30 Jun 2009)

“On a point of order, Mr Deputy Speaker. I would like a ruling on a decision made by the Minister of Education which, in effect, prevents Members of the House from carrying out their business. I had arranged a meeting with a senior official, along with some other Members, in Parliament Buildings today. The Minister of Education has now informed us that, true to her Stalinist style of control...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Environment: Future of the Local  Government Staff Commission (30 Jun 2009)

“On 31 March 2008, my predecessor as Minister of the Environment, Arlene Foster MLA, made a statement to the Assembly outlining the Executive’s decisions on the future shape of local government in Northern Ireland. In this statement, she made a commitment to review the Local Government Staff Commission (the Staff Commission) to ensure that it was resourced appropriately to continue to...”

Northern Ireland Assembly: Executive Committee Business: Final Stage (30 Jun 2009)

“Is that a traditional route or a rerouting? [Laughter]”

More of Sammy Wilson's recent appearances

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 51 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 47% 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.
• 62 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Sammy Wilson speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 128 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,680 (425th). Rail £1,478 (387th). Air £15,451 (8th). Other: European £1,495 (25th).

^** Car £1,680 (455th). Rail £1,526 (378th). Air £13,702 (19th).