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Derek Twigg vs Chris Law

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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Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Chris Law voted the same way 89% of the time, based on 749 shared comparable votes.

670 same votes 79 different votes 749 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
30 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 42 shared votes
30 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
5 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 25 shared votes
5 Aye 20 No
11 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 10 shared votes
8 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 63% aligned 16 shared votes
8 Aye 8 No
86 Aye 37 No
Tax 72% aligned 123 shared votes
83 Aye 40 No
13 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 88% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
19 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 91% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 93% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 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
51.5%
21% below average
Rank 619 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,223
2,376 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
55.1% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
549
44.9% 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
57
-26.7 vs Commons average
Rank 398 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
64
-81.9 vs Commons average
Rank 463 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 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
Brexit / EU
196 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 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
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
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading 21 Jan 2026
Tax
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
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: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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