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Derek Twigg vs Patricia Ferguson

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Patricia Ferguson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 329 shared comparable votes.

326 same votes 3 different votes 329 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
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 No
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 20 shared votes
12 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 8 No
Benefits 84% aligned 19 shared votes
12 Aye 7 No
46 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
46 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 44 shared votes
24 Aye 20 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
9 Aye 12 No
Transport 100% aligned 21 shared votes
9 Aye 12 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
79.2%
7% above average
Rank 216 of 650
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
500
631 eligible divisions
812
57.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
254
50.8% of votes cast
595
42.3% of votes cast
No votes
246
49.2% of votes cast
27
1.9% of votes cast
Against party
18
3.6% 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
110
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 184 of 650
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650
Contributions
153
-11.6 vs Commons average
Rank 239 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
£151,093
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£151,093
33% below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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

#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
18 of 20 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Defence
30 of 34 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API