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Derek Twigg vs Valerie Vaz

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Valerie Vaz voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,204 shared comparable votes.

1,198 same votes 6 different votes 1,204 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
113 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
113 Aye 53 No
97 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
67 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
67 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 166 shared votes
113 Aye 53 No
97 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
67 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 115 shared votes
67 Aye 48 No
26 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
21 Aye 32 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
21 Aye 32 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
77.1 %
4 % above average
Rank 275 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,782
2,312 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
56.9 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
768
43.1 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
11
0.6 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 1 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
30
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 500 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
15
-94.3 vs Commons average
Rank 610 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
£2,436,824
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£218,663
3 % 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

#1
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Education
90 of 95 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
53 of 59 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Migration
147 of 169 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API