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Derek Twigg vs Colum Eastwood

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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Colum Eastwood
SDLP Foyle

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Colum Eastwood voted the same way 96% of the time, based on 590 shared comparable votes.

569 same votes 21 different votes 590 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
26 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 39 shared votes
26 Aye 13 No
21 Aye 17 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 38 shared votes
21 Aye 17 No
11 Aye 20 No
Transport 100% aligned 31 shared votes
11 Aye 20 No
9 Aye 18 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
9 Aye 18 No
12 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 24 shared votes
12 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 4 No
Education 85% aligned 13 shared votes
7 Aye 6 No
5 Aye 10 No
Democracy / Parliament 87% aligned 15 shared votes
7 Aye 8 No
12 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 93% aligned 14 shared votes
11 Aye 3 No
14 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 32 shared votes
15 Aye 17 No
22 Aye 47 No
Migration 97% aligned 69 shared votes
24 Aye 45 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
53.4%
19% below average
Rank 612 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
885
1,658 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
487
55.0% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
398
45.0% 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
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
22
-61.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
33
-112.9 vs Commons average
Rank 569 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
£1,517,457
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£327,867
45% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
48 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
128 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
55 of 67 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu 10 Jun 2025
Digital / Online Safety
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 3 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye
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
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
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
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
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