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Derek Twigg vs Gareth Bacon

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 Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Con Orpington

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Gareth Bacon voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 859 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 827 different votes 859 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
24 Aye 50 No
Migration 5% aligned 74 shared votes
46 Aye 28 No
24 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
60 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 5% aligned 110 shared votes
49 Aye 61 No
17 Aye 10 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 27 shared votes
11 Aye 16 No
16 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 45 shared votes
22 Aye 23 No
20 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 38 shared votes
11 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 26 No
Transport 0% aligned 36 shared votes
26 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 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
87.9 %
15 % above average
Rank 59 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,401
1,594 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
683
48.8 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
718
51.2 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.4 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
42
-18.7 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
53
-56.3 vs Commons average
Rank 438 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
£1,123,891
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,955
19 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
63 of 63 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
49 of 50 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
145 of 152 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 65 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
39 of 41 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 6 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
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
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
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
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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