Compare

Dawn Butler vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Dawn Butler
Dawn Butler
Lab Brent East
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Dawn Butler and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,045 shared comparable votes.

1,035 same votes 10 different votes 1,045 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
90 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
90 Aye 53 No
17 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
17 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No
25 Aye 16 No
Education 100% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
15 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 38 shared votes
15 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
91 Aye 43 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 134 shared votes
93 Aye 41 No
49 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 98 shared votes
50 Aye 48 No
90 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 143 shared votes
90 Aye 53 No
17 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 64 shared votes
17 Aye 47 No
16 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
16 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

63.8%
9% below average
Rank 528 of 650
Participation
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
1,535
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
848
55.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
687
44.8% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
25
1.6% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

57
-31.8 vs Commons average
Rank 426 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
58
-96.6 vs Commons average
Rank 503 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,182,360
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£287,721
27% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
9
4 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
4
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
173 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Transport
73 of 96 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Education
72 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Trade
68 of 94 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No rebel
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
No rebel
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 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
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API