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Derek Twigg vs Zarah Sultana

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 Zarah Sultana
Zarah Sultana
YP Coventry South

Voting alignment

Derek Twigg and Zarah Sultana voted the same way 93% of the time, based on 843 shared comparable votes.

784 same votes 59 different votes 843 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
23 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
22 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 34 shared votes
22 Aye 12 No
10 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 27 shared votes
10 Aye 17 No
20 Aye 2 No
Digital / Online Safety 100% aligned 22 shared votes
20 Aye 2 No
12 Aye 4 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 16 shared votes
12 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
60 Aye 45 No
Crime / Justice 81% aligned 105 shared votes
52 Aye 53 No
11 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 33 shared votes
15 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 14 No
Benefits 89% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
20 Aye 8 No
Education 89% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 27 No
Transport 93% aligned 41 shared votes
17 Aye 24 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
74.8 %
2 % above average
Rank 328 of 648
1,351
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,193
1,594 eligible divisions
784
58.0 % of votes cast
Aye votes
619
51.9 % of votes cast
567
42.0 % of votes cast
No votes
574
48.1 % of votes cast
25
1.9 % of votes cast
Against party
4
0.3 % of votes cast
29 years, 1 months
Since 1 May 1997
Commons service
6 years, 5 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

37
-23.7 vs Commons average
Rank 447 of 648
Appearances
16
-44.7 vs Commons average
Rank 591 of 648
23
-86.3 vs Commons average
Rank 577 of 648
Contributions
21
-88.3 vs Commons average
Rank 589 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
5 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
Work / Employment
60 of 65 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
140 of 152 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Defence
51 of 58 votes
Environment / Climate
31 of 45 votes
#4
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
42 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B 15 Apr 2026
Education
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (e) in lieu of Lords Amendment 102 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 15 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
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