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Derek Twigg vs Sir Geoffrey Cox

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 Geoffrey Cox
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Con Torridge and Tavistock

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Sir Geoffrey Cox voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 944 shared comparable votes.

40 same votes 904 different votes 944 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
46 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 6% aligned 101 shared votes
55 Aye 46 No
82 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 121 shared votes
41 Aye 80 No
23 Aye 45 No
Migration 4% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 4% aligned 27 shared votes
6 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 7 No
Education 3% aligned 30 shared votes
8 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
24 Aye 17 No
15 Aye 24 No
Transport 0% aligned 39 shared votes
24 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 25 No
Trade 0% aligned 34 shared votes
25 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 14 No
Defence 0% aligned 31 shared votes
14 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 28 shared votes
8 Aye 20 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
66.7 %
7 % below average
Rank 497 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,542
2,312 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
718
46.6 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
824
53.4 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
5
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
21 years, 1 months
Since 5 May 2005

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
4
-56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 632 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
9
-100.3 vs Commons average
Rank 621 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
£2,716,834
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,705
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
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
173 of 211 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Trade
71 of 88 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
48 of 60 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
125 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
43 of 59 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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: 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
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 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 Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
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
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