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Derek Twigg vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,050 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 1,004 different votes 1,050 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
54 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 107 shared votes
53 Aye 54 No
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 5% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
78 Aye 44 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 122 shared votes
45 Aye 77 No
16 Aye 12 No
Environment / Climate 4% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
23 Aye 8 No
Education 3% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 48 No
Migration 0% aligned 70 shared votes
48 Aye 22 No
35 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 50 shared votes
15 Aye 35 No
18 Aye 27 No
Transport 0% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 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
85.2 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,752
2,057 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
860
49.1 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
892
50.9 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
29
-31.7 vs Commons average
Rank 514 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
34
-75.3 vs Commons average
Rank 529 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 43 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Defence
55 of 59 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
78 of 84 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
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
No
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
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