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Derek Twigg vs Emily Thornberry

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Emily Thornberry voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,029 shared comparable votes.

1,011 same votes 18 different votes 1,029 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
94 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
94 Aye 50 No
97 Aye 41 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
97 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 47 No
Migration 100% aligned 70 shared votes
23 Aye 47 No
19 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
19 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 15 No
Energy 100% aligned 34 shared votes
19 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 10 No
Benefits 95% aligned 41 shared votes
31 Aye 10 No
12 Aye 22 No
Trade 97% aligned 34 shared votes
13 Aye 21 No
46 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 93 shared votes
46 Aye 47 No
94 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 144 shared votes
94 Aye 50 No
97 Aye 41 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 138 shared votes
97 Aye 41 No

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

Voting record

58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
Participation
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 557 of 650
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,491
2,417 eligible divisions
812
57.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
832
55.8% of votes cast
595
42.3% of votes cast
No votes
659
44.2% of votes cast
27
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Appearances
87
-7.5 vs Commons average
Rank 280 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
123
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 318 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
£2,941,443
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£294,489
30% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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

#1
Brexit / EU
168 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#2
Migration
124 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
#3
Housing
48 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
56 of 80 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
67 of 98 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API