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Derek Twigg vs Brendan O'Hara

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 Brendan O'Hara
Brendan O'Hara
SNP Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Brendan O'Hara voted the same way 90% of the time, based on 820 shared comparable votes.

736 same votes 84 different votes 820 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
27 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 7 shared votes
5 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 5 shared votes
1 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
19 Aye 12 No
Energy 71% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
89 Aye 42 No
Tax 74% aligned 131 shared votes
91 Aye 40 No
14 Aye 15 No
Transport 83% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
6 Aye 1 No
Education 86% aligned 7 shared votes
7 Aye 0 No
10 Aye 13 No
Democracy / Parliament 87% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 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
57.7%
15% below average
Rank 590 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,370
2,376 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
754
55.0% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
616
45.0% of votes cast
27
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
82
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 257 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
96
-49.9 vs Commons average
Rank 350 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
£2,535,264
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£358,048
58% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Migration
163 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
199 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
53 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
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
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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