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Derek Twigg vs Mr Alistair Carmichael

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
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Mr Alistair Carmichael
LD Orkney and Shetland

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Mr Alistair Carmichael voted the same way 82% of the time, based on 952 shared comparable votes.

781 same votes 171 different votes 952 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
21 Aye 28 No
Migration 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
11 Aye 22 No
Trade 97% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
87 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 97% aligned 129 shared votes
85 Aye 44 No
16 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 95% aligned 20 shared votes
15 Aye 5 No
28 Aye 10 No
Foreign Affairs 95% aligned 38 shared votes
28 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 11 No
Education 55% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
NHS / Health 63% aligned 16 shared votes
14 Aye 2 No
1 Aye 13 No
Work / Employment 64% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
93 Aye 38 No
Tax 65% aligned 131 shared votes
85 Aye 46 No
13 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 71% aligned 35 shared votes
17 Aye 18 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
67.0 %
6 % below average
Rank 480 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,581
2,361 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
907
57.4 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
674
42.6 % 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
25 years, 2 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
68
-9.9 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
116
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 246 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
£3,256,569
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£319,374
41 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
4 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
13
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
Brexit / EU
191 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
39 of 48 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
176 of 230 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 46 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
No
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 10 Sep 2025
Transport
No
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