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Derek Twigg vs Cat Smith

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


Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Cat Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,200 shared comparable votes.

1,187 same votes 13 different votes 1,200 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
93 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
93 Aye 52 No
94 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
26 Aye 52 No
20 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
20 Aye 37 No
33 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 17 No
Benefits 98% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
65 Aye 56 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 121 shared votes
65 Aye 56 No
93 Aye 52 No
Tax 100% aligned 145 shared votes
93 Aye 52 No
94 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 78 shared votes
26 Aye 52 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
72.5%
same as average
Rank 367 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,723
2,376 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
931
54.0% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
792
46.0% of votes cast
27
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% 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
20
-63.7 vs Commons average
Rank 597 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
26
-119.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 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
£2,077,786
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£260,697
15% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

#1
Foreign Affairs
63 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
48 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
178 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API