A selection of Sammy Wilson's votes

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• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2007–2016
• Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, between 2010–2016
• Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2011–2016
• Generally voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 5 votes for, 21 votes against, 28 absences, between 2012–2016
• Generally voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2015–2016

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland Budget Bill: Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31 March 2020 and appropriation of that sum 30 Oct 2019

  Perhaps the Minister could give us some clarity. In the past, we have been told that the reason why the legislation could not come forward is that it had not been properly prepared by either the Department for Communities or the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland. Then we were told that it had to come through the Northern Ireland Office. Has the legislation been prepared by the...

• Northern Ireland Budget Bill: Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31 March 2020 and appropriation of that sum 30 Oct 2019

  I want to come back to the point about housing association classification, because the Minister was not clear in his answer. The legislation has been prepared—I got that bit—but is it still being held by the Northern Ireland Office and therefore not transferred to the relevant Department that has to take it through here at Westminster, or has it been transferred to the relevant...

• Northern Ireland Budget Bill 30 Oct 2019

  First, let me say that the Secretary of State is being very optimistic if he thinks this is the last time he will be bringing such a Bill to this House. I have listened to every Secretary of State over the past three years who has brought the budget Bill to the Floor of the House say that they hoped it would be the last time. They have even had the same Northern Ireland Office line in their...

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Former DUP MP for East Antrim, Former DUP MLA for East Antrim

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election

Left the Assembly on 11 August 2015 — Resigned

Also represented Belfast East

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @eastantrimmp
• https://facebook.com/SammyWilsonMP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Sammy Wilson campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Northern Ireland
• Treasury
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Energy and Climate Change
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Education and Library Boards
• Police Service of Northern Ireland
• Fuels: Tax Evasion
• Community Restorative Justice
• Welfare Tax Credits

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee on Exiting the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit) (1 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee on Exiting the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (8 May 2015 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury) (8 May 2015 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Education) (8 May 2015 to 8 Jun 2017)
• Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury) (12 May 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (12 May 2010 to 30 Mar 2012)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) (1 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Transport Committee (10 Nov 2008 to 9 Nov 2009)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Innovation, Universities and Skills) (1 Jun 2007 to 1 Jun 2008)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (1 Jun 2007 to 1 Jun 2009)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (1 Jun 2007 to 1 Jun 2010)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 10 Nov 2008)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (1 Jun 2005 to 1 Jun 2007)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (1 Jun 2003 to 1 Jun 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Roy Beggs

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Education and Adoption Bill Committee (0 out of 10)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (0 out of 5)
• Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Childcare Payments Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 9)
• Finance Bill Committee (0 out of 4)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
• 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)
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Violent Crime Reduction Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 67 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Sammy Wilson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 81.43% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 61 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 518 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)