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Chris Law vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Derek Twigg voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 740 shared comparable votes.

664 same votes 76 different votes 740 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
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
8 Aye 8 No
Energy 63% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
83 Aye 40 No
Tax 72% aligned 123 shared votes
86 Aye 37 No
14 Aye 6 No
Democracy / Parliament 90% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
17 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 22 shared votes
19 Aye 3 No
12 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 28 shared votes
10 Aye 18 No

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

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 588 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,355
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
785
57.9 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
570
42.1 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.8 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-6.2 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
45
-21.2 vs Commons average
Rank 405 of 650
70
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Contributions
25
-92.8 vs Commons average
Rank 573 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1 % above average
8
4 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

Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26 13 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B 5 Nov 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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