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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 1,225 shared comparable votes.

1,219 same votes 6 different votes 1,225 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 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
113 Aye 56 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
27 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
27 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No
Most different by topic
113 Aye 56 No
Tax 100% aligned 169 shared votes
113 Aye 56 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
27 Aye 50 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
27 Aye 50 No
21 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
21 Aye 35 No

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

Voting record

58.0%
15% below average
Rank 587 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 649
1,377
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,821
2,376 eligible divisions
793
57.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
56.2% of votes cast
584
42.4% of votes cast
No votes
797
43.8% of votes cast
27
2.0% of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7% of votes cast
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 649
Appearances
29
-54.7 vs Commons average
Rank 565 of 649
40
-105.9 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 649
Contributions
14
-131.9 vs Commons average
Rank 618 of 649

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
2
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
91 of 96 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
181 of 211 votes
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
#5
Transport
80 of 95 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API