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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 790 shared comparable votes.

622 same votes 168 different votes 790 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
37 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 95% aligned 61 shared votes
34 Aye 27 No
17 Aye 49 No
Migration 94% aligned 66 shared votes
17 Aye 49 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 11 No
Devolution / Local Government 33% aligned 27 shared votes
12 Aye 15 No
20 Aye 10 No
Education 40% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
62 Aye 36 No
Tax 55% aligned 98 shared votes
64 Aye 34 No
7 Aye 27 No
Transport 68% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
19 Aye 16 No
Defence 69% aligned 35 shared votes
20 Aye 15 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

58.0%
15% below average
Rank 587 of 649
Participation
70.2%
2% below average
Rank 427 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,164
1,658 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
629
54.0% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
535
46.0% of votes cast
27
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
146
+62.3 vs Commons average
Rank 73 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
193
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 144 of 649

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
8
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
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 9 Jun 2026
Aye
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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
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