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Derek Twigg vs Laurence Turner

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
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Photograph of Laurence Turner
Laurence Turner
Lab Birmingham Northfield

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Laurence Turner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 347 shared comparable votes.

342 same votes 5 different votes 347 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
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
7 Aye 13 No
Transport 100% aligned 20 shared votes
7 Aye 13 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
10 Aye 7 No
Benefits 82% aligned 17 shared votes
11 Aye 6 No
23 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 37 shared votes
23 Aye 14 No
38 Aye 33 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
38 Aye 33 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 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
87.3%
15% above average
Rank 50 of 650
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
551
631 eligible divisions
812
57.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
275
49.9% of votes cast
595
42.3% of votes cast
No votes
276
50.1% of votes cast
27
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.4% of votes cast
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
Appearances
67
-27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
118
-46.6 vs Commons average
Rank 338 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
£166,730
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£166,730
26% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 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
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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