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Derek Twigg vs Christine Jardine

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
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Photograph of Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Christine Jardine voted the same way 80% of the time, based on 859 shared comparable votes.

685 same votes 174 different votes 859 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
11 Aye 20 No
Trade 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
5 Aye 7 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
77 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 122 shared votes
78 Aye 44 No
21 Aye 46 No
Migration 97% aligned 67 shared votes
23 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 40 shared votes
27 Aye 13 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 8 No
Education 33% aligned 33 shared votes
19 Aye 14 No
18 Aye 13 No
Devolution / Local Government 42% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
79 Aye 25 No
Tax 60% aligned 104 shared votes
69 Aye 35 No
11 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 19 shared votes
18 Aye 1 No
23 Aye 14 No
Benefits 70% aligned 37 shared votes
20 Aye 17 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
66.2%
6% below average
Rank 497 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,405
2,121 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
784
55.8% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
621
44.2% 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
9 years, 3 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
154
+70.3 vs Commons average
Rank 66 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
159
+13.1 vs Commons average
Rank 190 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
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
16
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
176 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
136 of 163 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
36 of 46 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
68 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
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
No
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
No
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sept 2025
Transport
Aye
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