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Derek Twigg vs Ed Davey

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 Ed Davey
Ed Davey
LD Kingston and Surbiton

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Ed Davey voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 796 shared comparable votes.

654 same votes 142 different votes 796 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 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 12 shared votes
11 Aye 1 No
3 Aye 0 No
Cost of Living 100% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
79 Aye 40 No
Brexit / EU 99% aligned 119 shared votes
80 Aye 39 No
20 Aye 12 No
Benefits 97% aligned 32 shared votes
19 Aye 13 No
6 Aye 21 No
Trade 96% aligned 27 shared votes
5 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 8 No
Education 31% aligned 29 shared votes
17 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 6 No
Work / Employment 56% aligned 16 shared votes
7 Aye 9 No
68 Aye 27 No
Tax 60% aligned 95 shared votes
64 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 11 No
Defence 72% aligned 25 shared votes
13 Aye 12 No
18 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 74% aligned 39 shared votes
10 Aye 29 No

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

Voting record

58.4 %
15 % below average
Rank 589 of 648
Participation
60.9 %
12 % below average
Rank 575 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,253
2,057 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
699
55.8 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
554
44.2 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.5 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
49
-11.7 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
82
-27.3 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,538,367
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,578
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
10
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
50 of 65 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
170 of 188 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
44 of 62 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
113 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
NHS / Health
36 of 52 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
122 of 193 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
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
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 19 Nov 2025
Aye
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Welfare 15 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
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