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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
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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 236 shared comparable votes.

7 same votes 229 different votes 236 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 5 No
Migration 13% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 24 No
Tax 0% aligned 56 shared votes
24 Aye 32 No
12 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 19 shared votes
7 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 4 No
Education 0% aligned 17 shared votes
4 Aye 13 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

58.0%
15% below average
Rank 587 of 649
Participation
64.9%
8% below average
Rank 520 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
383
590 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
181
47.3% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
202
52.7% of votes cast
27
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
15
3.9% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
84
+0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 248 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 354 of 649

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
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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
24 of 34 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Tax
79 of 112 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
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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