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Derek Twigg vs Dame Chi Onwurah

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 Dame Chi Onwurah
Dame Chi Onwurah
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Dame Chi Onwurah voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,232 shared comparable votes.

1,218 same votes 14 different votes 1,232 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
90 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
90 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
24 Aye 52 No
36 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
18 Aye 33 No
Transport 100% aligned 51 shared votes
18 Aye 33 No
17 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 17 No
Benefits 93% aligned 41 shared votes
25 Aye 16 No
97 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 139 shared votes
95 Aye 44 No
69 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 126 shared votes
70 Aye 56 No
90 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 139 shared votes
90 Aye 49 No
24 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 76 shared votes
24 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
76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 286 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,798
2,361 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,003
55.8 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
795
44.2 % of votes cast
25
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
16
0.9 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
108
+30.1 vs Commons average
Rank 125 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
157
+18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 171 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
£2,938,496
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£303,201
34 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
4 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
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
67 of 77 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Defence
61 of 71 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 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
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
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