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Brian Mathew vs Derek Twigg

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


Voting alignment

Brian Mathew and Derek Twigg voted the same way 21% of the time, based on 249 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 197 different votes 249 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
5 Aye 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 57% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
7 Aye 6 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
7 Aye 1 No
Energy 38% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 4 No
Migration 33% aligned 6 shared votes
2 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 1 No
Foreign Affairs 33% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 29 No
Tax 0% aligned 53 shared votes
29 Aye 24 No
5 Aye 12 No
Education 6% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Defence 8% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
14 Aye 17 No
Crime / Justice 10% aligned 31 shared votes
18 Aye 13 No
8 Aye 12 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

65.4%
7% below average
Rank 515 of 650
Participation
58.1%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
393
601 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,388
2,387 eligible divisions
199
50.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
799
57.6% of votes cast
194
49.4% of votes cast
No votes
589
42.4% of votes cast
13
3.3% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

83
-2.5 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
54
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 650
93
-56.0 vs Commons average
Rank 367 of 650
Contributions
41
-108.0 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£157,740
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£157,740
30% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
4
3 registered categories
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

Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
52 of 70 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Housing
28 of 32 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
Benefits
25 of 30 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

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