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Andy McDonald vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
Lab Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Andy McDonald and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,217 shared comparable votes.

1,204 same votes 13 different votes 1,217 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
110 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
110 Aye 59 No
98 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
98 Aye 46 No
23 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 58 shared votes
23 Aye 35 No
22 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 13 No
Education 98% aligned 41 shared votes
29 Aye 12 No
59 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 117 shared votes
59 Aye 58 No
21 Aye 52 No
Migration 99% aligned 73 shared votes
22 Aye 51 No
110 Aye 59 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
110 Aye 59 No
98 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 144 shared votes
98 Aye 46 No

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

Voting record

75.6%
3% above average
Rank 290 of 650
Participation
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
1,819
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
1,006
55.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
813
44.7% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
23
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
13 years, 10 months
Since 29 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

93
+5.0 vs Commons average
Rank 220 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
130
-23.4 vs Commons average
Rank 264 of 650
Contributions
39
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,505,391
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£296,890
31% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
4
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Work / Employment
74 of 80 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
183 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Transport
82 of 96 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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