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Derek Twigg vs Sarah Olney

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 Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Sarah Olney voted the same way 79% of the time, based on 777 shared comparable votes.

616 same votes 161 different votes 777 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
9 Aye 16 No
Trade 100% aligned 25 shared votes
9 Aye 16 No
13 Aye 1 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 14 shared votes
13 Aye 1 No
25 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 97% aligned 38 shared votes
26 Aye 12 No
16 Aye 48 No
Migration 95% aligned 64 shared votes
17 Aye 47 No
37 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 31% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
19 Aye 10 No
Education 38% aligned 29 shared votes
19 Aye 10 No
62 Aye 33 No
Tax 57% aligned 95 shared votes
61 Aye 34 No
19 Aye 16 No
Defence 69% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 72% aligned 18 shared votes
4 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
71.0 %
2 % below average
Rank 415 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,132
1,594 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
606
53.5 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
526
46.5 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.1 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
119
+58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 45 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
140
+30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 136 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
53 of 58 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
45 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 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
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension 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 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
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
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
No
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No
Opposition day: Welfare spending 4 Nov 2025
Benefits
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
Aye
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 4 Sep 2025
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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