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Chris Bryant vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Chris Bryant
Chris Bryant
Lab Rhondda and Ogmore
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Chris Bryant and Derek Twigg voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,060 shared comparable votes.

1,037 same votes 23 different votes 1,060 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
106 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
106 Aye 39 No
46 Aye 43 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 89 shared votes
46 Aye 43 No
22 Aye 30 No
Migration 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
19 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 10 No
Benefits 91% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
20 Aye 23 No
Trade 98% aligned 43 shared votes
19 Aye 24 No
36 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 53 shared votes
37 Aye 16 No
92 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 135 shared votes
94 Aye 41 No
106 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
106 Aye 39 No

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

Voting record

66.0%
6% below average
Rank 500 of 650
Participation
58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
1,596
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
907
56.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
57.7% of votes cast
689
43.2% of votes cast
No votes
595
42.3% of votes cast
5
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
25 years, 5 months
Since 7 Jun 2001
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

110
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 181 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
720
+555.4 vs Commons average
Rank 10 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,807,799
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£277,046
22% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
5
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
5
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

Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
179 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
38 of 49 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Defence
52 of 71 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API