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Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist Party Sitting MP

MP for East Antrim · in Parliament since 5 May 2005

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Tel: 020 7219 8523

Email: barronj@parliament.uk

Constituency office

East Antrim DUP, 116 Main Street, Larne, BT40 1RG

Tel: 028 2826 7722

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
57.0%
969 of 1,699 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
70 meetings attended
Debate contributions
977
in the 7 year window
Written questions
407
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
2
current

Biography

The Rt Hon Sammy Wilson is the Democratic Unionist Party MP for East Antrim, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
East Antrim4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time
East Antrim6 May 201030 May 2024Elected 4 times
East Antrim5 May 20056 May 2010Elected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Democratic Unionist Party5 May 2005Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
East Antrim
Strangford

Previous ministerial & opposition roles

RoleTypeFromTo
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit)Opposition1 July 201730 May 2024
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Education)Opposition8 May 20158 June 2017
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury)Opposition8 May 201530 May 2024
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)Opposition8 May 201530 May 2024
Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury)Opposition12 May 201030 March 2015
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)Opposition12 May 201030 March 2012
Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)Opposition1 June 20096 May 2010
Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)Opposition1 June 20071 June 2009
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)Opposition1 June 20071 June 2010
Shadow Spokesperson (Innovation, Universities and Skills)Opposition1 June 20071 June 2008
Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)Opposition1 June 20051 June 2007
Shadow Spokesperson (Education)Opposition1 June 20031 June 2007

Voting participation

Participation rate
57.0%
Eligible divisions
1,699
Divisions voted
969

578th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Democratic Unionist Party average 63.6%

Participation by year

Sammy Wilson voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%201920202021202220232024202520262019: 100.0%100.0%2020: 60.0%60.0%2021: 70.3%70.3%2022: 66.1%66.1%2023: 50.0%50.0%2024: 56.5%56.5%2025: 49.1%49.1%2026: 50.0%50.0%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236118 50.0%
2025322158 49.1%
2024200113 56.5%
2023256128 50.0%
2022251166 66.1%
2021242170 70.3%
2020190114 60.0%
201922 100.0%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
58th1,068647 60.6%
59th631322 51.0%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
977
Written questions
407
Oral questions
11
Early day motions
7
Bills sponsored
0
Petitions presented
10
Committee meetings attended
70

joint 207th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Democratic Unionist Party average 2,070

Written questions per year
Sammy Wilson: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0501001502002019: 0020192020: 363620202021: 2220212022: 0020222023: 616120232024: 717120242025: 16016020252026: 77772026
Oral questions per year
Sammy Wilson: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 5520202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 2220242025: 1120252026: 112026
Early day motions per year
Sammy Wilson: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.01.32.53.85.02019: 0020192020: 1120202021: 0020212022: 0020222023: 2220232024: 1120242025: 3320252026: 002026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 111 62 77 1 0 0 0
2025 140 95 160 1 3 0 0
2024 186 88 71 2 1 0 0
2023 158 71 61 2 2 0 0
2022 172 88 0 0 0 0 3
2021 97 49 2 0 0 0 7
2020 109 59 36 5 1 0 0
2019 4 1 0 0 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Environmental Audit Committee Member 24 February 2025 53 of 53 100.0%
Speaker's Conference (2024) Member 18 December 2024 11 of 11 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Democratic Unionist Party average 100.0%

Committee membership history

3 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
977
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
513
distinct debates

101st of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 552 · Democratic Unionist Party average 2,322

Contributions per year
Sammy Wilson: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002019: 4420192020: 10910920202021: 979720212022: 17217220222023: 15815820232024: 18618620242025: 14014020252026: 1111112026
Debates participated in per year
Sammy Wilson: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002019: 1120192020: 595920202021: 494920212022: 888820222023: 717120232024: 888820242025: 959520252026: 62622026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2003

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Education)

  2. 2005

    • – Became MP for East Antrim
    • – Joined Democratic Unionist Party
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)

  3. 2007

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Innovation, Universities and Skills)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Education)

  4. 2008

    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Innovation, Universities and Skills)

  5. 2009

    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government)

  6. 2010

    • – Became MP for East Antrim
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Spokesperson (Education)
    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Education)

  7. 2012

    • – Left role: Shadow Spokesperson (Education)

  8. 2015

    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Education)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

  9. 2017

    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Education)
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit)

  10. 2024

    • – Joined European Scrutiny Committee
    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Brexit)
    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Treasury)
    • – Left role: Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)
    • – Became MP for East Antrim
    • – Joined Speaker's Conference (2024)

  11. 2025

    • – Joined Environmental Audit Committee

Constituency: East Antrim

East Antrim constituency boundary
Area
846.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
DUP Hold · majority 1,306
Electorate
73,302 · turnout 54.1%
Postcode areas
BT36, BT37, BT38, BT39, BT40, BT41, BT42, BT43, BT44

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.