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Derek Twigg vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,011 shared comparable votes.

993 same votes 18 different votes 1,011 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 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
94 Aye 46 No
88 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
88 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
13 Aye 4 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
12 Aye 5 No
56 Aye 50 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 106 shared votes
54 Aye 52 No
13 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
14 Aye 10 No
18 Aye 9 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
13 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 97% aligned 35 shared votes
12 Aye 23 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
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
13
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
16
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 601 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
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
No
Opposition Day: Oil and gas 24 Mar 2026
Energy
No
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API