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Derek Twigg vs Alison Bennett

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

Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood
vs
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Alison Bennett
LD Mid Sussex

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Alison Bennett voted the same way 20% of the time, based on 258 shared comparable votes.

52 same votes 206 different votes 258 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
4 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 86% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 58% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
9 Aye 4 No
Housing 54% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
4 Aye 8 No
Benefits 50% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
3 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 33% aligned 6 shared votes
5 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
34 Aye 26 No
Tax 5% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
11 Aye 9 No
Education 5% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Defence 8% aligned 12 shared votes
6 Aye 6 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 11 No
Transport 14% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 649
Participation
71.8 %
1 % below average
Rank 385 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
413
575 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
219
53.0 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
194
47.0 % of votes cast
25
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
128
+50.1 vs Commons average
Rank 86 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
150
+11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 179 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£141,775
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£141,775
37 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 31 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Education
40 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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