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Derek Twigg vs Tahir Ali

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
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Tahir Ali
Lab Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Tahir Ali voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 878 shared comparable votes.

874 same votes 4 different votes 878 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
80 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
80 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
27 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 No
14 Aye 30 No
Transport 100% aligned 44 shared votes
14 Aye 30 No
21 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 15 No
Benefits 98% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
61 Aye 49 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 110 shared votes
60 Aye 50 No
80 Aye 42 No
Tax 100% aligned 122 shared votes
80 Aye 42 No
27 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
27 Aye 52 No
21 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 45 shared votes
21 Aye 24 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
75.8 %
3 % above average
Rank 297 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,245
1,643 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
663
53.3 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
582
46.7 % of votes cast
25
1.8 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-24.9 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 650
Appearances
27
-50.9 vs Commons average
Rank 557 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
36
-102.3 vs Commons average
Rank 545 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
£1,064,427
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,884
17 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
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
51 of 66 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
50 of 55 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
38 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
38 of 44 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
146 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 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 Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API