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Dr Rupa Huq vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Dr Rupa Huq
Dr Rupa Huq
Lab Ealing Central and Acton
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Dr Rupa Huq and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,201 shared comparable votes.

1,187 same votes 14 different votes 1,201 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
86 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
86 Aye 61 No
55 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
55 Aye 57 No
27 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
27 Aye 53 No
22 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
22 Aye 34 No
21 Aye 26 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 47 shared votes
21 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 15 No
Benefits 93% aligned 45 shared votes
29 Aye 16 No
94 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 143 shared votes
97 Aye 46 No
86 Aye 61 No
Tax 100% aligned 147 shared votes
86 Aye 61 No
55 Aye 57 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 112 shared votes
55 Aye 57 No
27 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
27 Aye 53 No

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

Voting record

73.8%
1% above average
Rank 331 of 650
Participation
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
1,776
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
970
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
806
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
15
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

68
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 351 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 650
63
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 481 of 650
Contributions
39
-114.4 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,593,926
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£234,745
4% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
2
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

Defence
63 of 71 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Trade
78 of 94 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
Aye
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Margaret Beckett's motion M (Confirmatory public vote) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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