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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.

Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood
vs
Photograph of Cat Smith
Cat Smith
Lab Lancaster and Wyre

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Cat Smith voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,194 shared comparable votes.

1,183 same votes 11 different votes 1,194 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

58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 649
Participation
72.5 %
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,712
2,361 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
927
54.1 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
785
45.9 % of votes cast
25
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
18
-59.9 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
25
-113.3 vs Commons average
Rank 583 of 650

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

Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#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
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 43 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
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
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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