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Derek Twigg vs Jim McMahon

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 Jim McMahon
Jim McMahon
Lab Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Jim McMahon voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,128 shared comparable votes.

1,121 same votes 7 different votes 1,128 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
110 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
110 Aye 54 No
97 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
97 Aye 42 No
57 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
57 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
23 Aye 50 No
35 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 50 shared votes
35 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 16 No
Benefits 93% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
110 Aye 54 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
110 Aye 54 No
97 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 139 shared votes
97 Aye 42 No
57 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 109 shared votes
57 Aye 52 No
23 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 73 shared votes
23 Aye 50 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
71.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 403 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,653
2,312 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
936
56.6 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
717
43.4 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
10 years, 6 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
59
-1.7 vs Commons average
Rank 241 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
109
-0.3 vs Commons average
Rank 201 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
3 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
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Housing
55 of 66 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Education
79 of 95 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
137 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 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
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
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
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
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
Aye
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