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Derek Twigg vs Sir Stephen Timms

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 Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,234 shared comparable votes.

1,220 same votes 14 different votes 1,234 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
111 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
62 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
62 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
27 Aye 53 No
23 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
23 Aye 37 No
34 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
34 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 15 No
Benefits 93% aligned 42 shared votes
28 Aye 14 No
97 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 143 shared votes
94 Aye 49 No
111 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 172 shared votes
111 Aye 61 No
62 Aye 58 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 120 shared votes
62 Aye 58 No
27 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
27 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
25
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
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
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
Aye
No rebel
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
Aye
No rebel
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
Aye
No rebel
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
No rebel
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API