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Andrew Western vs Derek Twigg

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Andrew Western and Derek Twigg voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 512 shared comparable votes.

495 same votes 17 different votes 512 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
13 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
10 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 34 shared votes
10 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 8 No
Benefits 87% aligned 23 shared votes
14 Aye 9 No
29 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
48 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
48 Aye 33 No
13 Aye 36 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
13 Aye 36 No
17 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 333 of 650
Participation
58.3%
14% below average
Rank 584 of 650
752
1,019 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,412
2,422 eligible divisions
368
48.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
57.7% of votes cast
384
51.1% of votes cast
No votes
597
42.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
3 years, 10 months
Since 15 Dec 2022
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

53
-43.9 vs Commons average
Rank 474 of 650
Appearances
62
-34.9 vs Commons average
Rank 430 of 650
317
+148.1 vs Commons average
Rank 76 of 650
Contributions
47
-121.9 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£577,200
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£255,721
13% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
8
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Democracy / Parliament
17 of 17 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
17 of 19 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Benefits
33 of 37 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Education
50 of 58 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API