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Derek Twigg vs Ian Lavery

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 Ian Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,211 shared comparable votes.

1,198 same votes 13 different votes 1,211 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
109 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
97 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
97 Aye 42 No
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 57 shared votes
23 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 14 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
58 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 106 shared votes
55 Aye 51 No
32 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 43 shared votes
31 Aye 12 No
25 Aye 52 No
Migration 99% aligned 77 shared votes
24 Aye 53 No
109 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 163 shared votes
109 Aye 54 No
97 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
97 Aye 42 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
15% below average
Rank 587 of 649
Participation
76.3%
4% above average
Rank 278 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,813
2,376 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,004
55.4% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
809
44.6% of votes cast
27
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
86
+2.3 vs Commons average
Rank 235 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
112
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 307 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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

Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Work / Employment
68 of 77 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 29 Apr 2025
Aye rebel
Aye
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No
Sittings of the House 30 Dec 2020
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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
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