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Derek Twigg vs Hilary Benn

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 Hilary Benn
Hilary Benn
Lab Leeds South

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Hilary Benn voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,237 shared comparable votes.

1,219 same votes 18 different votes 1,237 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 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
94 Aye 54 No
97 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
28 Aye 54 No
36 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
36 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 27 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 49 shared votes
22 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 17 No
Benefits 94% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
71 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 124 shared votes
71 Aye 53 No
94 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 148 shared votes
94 Aye 54 No
97 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
28 Aye 54 No
Migration 100% aligned 82 shared votes
28 Aye 54 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
77.2 %
5 % above average
Rank 266 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,823
2,361 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
56.8 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
788
43.2 % of votes cast
25
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
27 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jun 1999

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
57
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 379 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
457
+318.7 vs Commons average
Rank 22 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
£2,356,656
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£185,324
18 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
68 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Education
89 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
63 of 71 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
183 of 211 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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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