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Sammy Wilson

Sammy Wilson

Democratic Unionist Part MP for East Antrim

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

Message

Seat status

Marginal

Majority size

1,306

Recent swing

-13.0% Democratic Unionist Part

Party

Democratic Unionist Part

Top donors:

Embassy of Israel (£800)

Key Parliamentary VotesSee where your MP stands on these issues

DID NOT VOTE
21 Oct 2024

Employment Rights Bill

✓ Passed 386 For, 105 Against

VOTED NO
29 Nov 2024

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

✓ Passed 330 For, 275 Against

Sammy voted against the majority

VOTED NO
11 Dec 2024

Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

✓ Passed 375 For, 9 Against

Sammy voted against the majority

Where Sammy fits into things

Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer

Prime Minister

Sammy Wilson

Sammy Wilson

Member of Parliament

East Antrim

Surgeries

Monthly in-person, occasional online

Examples of successful citizen influence

  • Coordinated constituent emails leading to parliamentary questions
  • Local campaign prompting a public statement

Pressure that tends to influence

  • High volume constituent contact
  • Media attention on local issues
  • Cross-party committee pressure

Committees

  • Speaker's Conference (2024)
  • Environmental Audit Committee