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Derek Twigg vs Clive Efford

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 Clive Efford
Clive Efford
Lab Eltham and Chislehurst

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Clive Efford voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,208 shared comparable votes.

1,197 same votes 11 different votes 1,208 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
108 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
108 Aye 49 No
92 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 136 shared votes
92 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
27 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 No
36 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
36 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
66 Aye 59 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 125 shared votes
66 Aye 59 No
108 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 157 shared votes
108 Aye 49 No
92 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 136 shared votes
92 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
27 Aye 50 No
20 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
20 Aye 33 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 287 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,017
56.6 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
781
43.4 % of votes cast
25
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
93
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
81
-57.3 vs Commons average
Rank 382 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
£2,722,645
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£265,723
18 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
150 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Education
84 of 96 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
62 of 71 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
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
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 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
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
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