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Derek Twigg vs Carla Lockhart

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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Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Carla Lockhart voted the same way 34% of the time, based on 508 shared comparable votes.

171 same votes 337 different votes 508 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
9 Aye 5 No
Benefits 86% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 50% aligned 6 shared votes
4 Aye 2 No
14 Aye 14 No
Defence 46% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
3 Aye 10 No
Trade 46% aligned 13 shared votes
8 Aye 5 No
5 Aye 19 No
Transport 46% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
0 Aye 9 No
Democracy / Parliament 11% aligned 9 shared votes
8 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 11% aligned 9 shared votes
5 Aye 4 No
16 Aye 5 No
Energy 14% aligned 21 shared votes
8 Aye 13 No
51 Aye 17 No
Tax 15% aligned 68 shared votes
23 Aye 45 No
16 Aye 16 No
Brexit / EU 19% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 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
45.4 %
27 % below average
Rank 629 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
746
1,643 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
383
51.3 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
363
48.7 % of votes cast
25
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 7 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
Appearances
167
+89.0 vs Commons average
Rank 34 of 649
43
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649
Contributions
189
+50.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 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
£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£258,626
14 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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
51 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 9 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
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