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Derek Twigg vs Debbie Abrahams

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 Debbie Abrahams
Debbie Abrahams
Lab Oldham East and Saddleworth

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Debbie Abrahams voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,174 shared comparable votes.

1,166 same votes 8 different votes 1,174 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
102 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
102 Aye 57 No
96 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
96 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
17 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
21 Aye 36 No
38 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Benefits 95% aligned 42 shared votes
29 Aye 13 No
61 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 116 shared votes
61 Aye 55 No
102 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 159 shared votes
102 Aye 57 No
96 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
96 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
17 Aye 50 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
Participation
70.4%
2% below average
Rank 417 of 650
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,692
2,405 eligible divisions
803
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
917
54.2% of votes cast
592
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
775
45.8% of votes cast
27
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
15 years, 9 months
Since 13 Jan 2011

Debates

50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
Appearances
66
-22.8 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
39
-115.8 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650
Contributions
80
-74.8 vs Commons average
Rank 434 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
£2,973,233
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£290,169
28% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Work / Employment
72 of 80 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
70 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#4
Transport
79 of 96 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
46 of 56 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
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
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
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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