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Derek Twigg vs Rushanara Ali

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

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Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood
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Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Rushanara Ali voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,203 shared comparable votes.

1,185 same votes 18 different votes 1,203 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
101 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
101 Aye 50 No
73 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
73 Aye 57 No
27 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
27 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 52 shared votes
21 Aye 31 No
21 Aye 28 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 49 shared votes
21 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 16 No
Benefits 93% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
16 Aye 25 No
Trade 98% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 No
97 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 139 shared votes
94 Aye 45 No
101 Aye 50 No
Tax 100% aligned 151 shared votes
101 Aye 50 No
73 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 130 shared votes
73 Aye 57 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
76.3 %
4 % above average
Rank 280 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,802
2,361 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,023
56.8 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
779
43.2 % of votes cast
25
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
18
1.0 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
39
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 547 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
£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£325,502
44 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
51 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 48 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
80 of 91 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Housing
58 of 66 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
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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