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Derek Twigg vs Aphra Brandreth

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
Photograph of Aphra Brandreth
Aphra Brandreth
Con Chester South and Eddisbury

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Aphra Brandreth voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 222 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 215 different votes 222 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
12 Aye 13 No
Crime / Justice 16% aligned 25 shared votes
11 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 4 No
Benefits 14% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 4 No
Migration 14% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
10 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 17 shared votes
7 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 16 shared votes
4 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 8 No
Transport 0% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
8 Aye 4 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 648
Participation
67.1 %
6 % below average
Rank 489 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
353
526 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
160
45.3 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
193
54.7 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
13
3.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
75
+14.3 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
96
-13.3 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£250,031
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£250,031
11 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
12
5 registered categories
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

Devolution / Local Government
50 of 65 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
35 of 37 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Transport
17 of 21 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
8 of 10 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
3 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
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