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Derek Twigg vs Sir Andrew Mitchell

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
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Sir Andrew Mitchell
Con Sutton Coldfield

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Sir Andrew Mitchell voted the same way 6% of the time, based on 929 shared comparable votes.

59 same votes 870 different votes 929 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
93 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 8% aligned 135 shared votes
47 Aye 88 No
14 Aye 24 No
Transport 8% aligned 38 shared votes
27 Aye 11 No
8 Aye 23 No
Trade 6% aligned 31 shared votes
25 Aye 6 No
45 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 84 shared votes
40 Aye 44 No
17 Aye 42 No
Migration 5% aligned 59 shared votes
39 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 No
12 Aye 15 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
13 Aye 10 No
Defence 0% aligned 23 shared votes
10 Aye 13 No
15 Aye 7 No
Housing 0% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 12 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 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
62.9%
10% below average
Rank 543 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,494
2,376 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
718
48.1% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
776
51.9% of votes cast
27
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
41
2.7% of votes cast
29 years, 4 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
25 years, 3 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 649
Appearances
62
-20.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 of 649
39
-104.5 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
72
-71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 435 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
£2,625,709
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1% above average
Latest expenses
£265,608
17% above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
119 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
41 of 60 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Transport
64 of 95 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 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
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Privilege Motion 19 Jun 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 22 Mar 2023
Aye
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