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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 861 shared comparable votes.

797 same votes 64 different votes 861 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
12 Aye 17 No
Trade 100% aligned 29 shared votes
12 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
12 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 88% aligned 34 shared votes
16 Aye 18 No
21 Aye 14 No
Benefits 89% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 8 No
Education 90% aligned 29 shared votes
18 Aye 11 No
14 Aye 28 No
Transport 90% aligned 42 shared votes
18 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
74.6 %
2 % above average
Rank 324 of 649
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,225
1,643 eligible divisions
792
57.8 % of votes cast
Aye votes
634
51.8 % of votes cast
579
42.2 % of votes cast
No votes
591
48.2 % 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
14
-63.9 vs Commons average
Rank 606 of 650
43
-95.3 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 650
Contributions
16
-122.3 vs Commons average
Rank 604 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
£1,325,082
all imported IPSA years
£227,917
1 % above average
Latest expenses
£293,732
30 % above average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
14
5 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Work / Employment
62 of 67 votes
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
#2
Migration
142 of 154 votes
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
#3
Housing
45 of 53 votes
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
#4
Trade
44 of 53 votes
Energy
47 of 70 votes
#5
NHS / Health
39 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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
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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026 9 Jun 2026
Devolution / Local Government
Aye
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