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Dame Meg Hillier vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Dame Meg Hillier
Dame Meg Hillier
Lab Hackney South and Shoreditch
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Dame Meg Hillier and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,183 shared comparable votes.

1,168 same votes 15 different votes 1,183 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
108 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
108 Aye 52 No
57 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
57 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
37 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
37 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 15 No
Benefits 94% aligned 49 shared votes
33 Aye 16 No
95 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 144 shared votes
97 Aye 47 No
20 Aye 26 No
Transport 98% aligned 46 shared votes
19 Aye 27 No
108 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 160 shared votes
108 Aye 52 No
57 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 102 shared votes
57 Aye 45 No

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

Voting record

73.6%
1% above average
Rank 339 of 650
Participation
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
1,771
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
993
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
778
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
21
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

142
+53.2 vs Commons average
Rank 92 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
234
+79.2 vs Commons average
Rank 112 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,571,517
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£274,096
21% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
9
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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
190 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Education
82 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
47 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Benefits
66 of 81 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
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
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
UK's withdrawal from the European Union: Sarah Wollaston's amendment (h) 14 Mar 2019
Brexit / EU
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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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