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Derek Twigg vs Sir Edward Leigh

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 Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,073 shared comparable votes.

49 same votes 1,024 different votes 1,073 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
7 Aye 7 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 14 shared votes
6 Aye 8 No
53 Aye 53 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 106 shared votes
53 Aye 53 No
88 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 3% aligned 133 shared votes
47 Aye 86 No
22 Aye 12 No
Benefits 3% aligned 34 shared votes
11 Aye 23 No
109 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 160 shared votes
51 Aye 109 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 51 No
Tax 0% aligned 160 shared votes
51 Aye 109 No
14 Aye 42 No
Migration 0% aligned 56 shared votes
42 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 30 No
Transport 0% aligned 45 shared votes
30 Aye 15 No
28 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 41 shared votes
13 Aye 28 No
12 Aye 25 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 37 shared votes
25 Aye 12 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
75.4 %
2 % above average
Rank 308 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,744
2,312 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
818
46.9 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
926
53.1 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.2 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
42 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
142
+81.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
162
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 102 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
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
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
50 of 65 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
50 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Energy
54 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Tax
254 of 318 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 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
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: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (f) in lieu of Lords Amendment 38 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Where they voted the same
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
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