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Ed Miliband vs Derek Twigg

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


Voting alignment

Ed Miliband and Derek Twigg voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 907 shared comparable votes.

884 same votes 23 different votes 907 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
93 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 135 shared votes
93 Aye 42 No
75 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
75 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 10 No
Energy 100% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 33 shared votes
10 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
17 Aye 9 No
Benefits 88% aligned 26 shared votes
16 Aye 10 No
32 Aye 36 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 68 shared votes
32 Aye 36 No
93 Aye 42 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 135 shared votes
93 Aye 42 No
75 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
75 Aye 38 No
20 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 68 shared votes
20 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

54.0%
18% below average
Rank 608 of 650
Participation
58.3%
14% below average
Rank 584 of 650
1,308
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,412
2,422 eligible divisions
725
55.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
57.7% of votes cast
583
44.6% of votes cast
No votes
597
42.3% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
21 years, 6 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

70
-25.6 vs Commons average
Rank 371 of 650
Appearances
59
-36.6 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
785
+618.6 vs Commons average
Rank 8 of 650
Contributions
47
-119.4 vs Commons average
Rank 547 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,453,042
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£221,136
2% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
0
0 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

Brexit / EU
171 of 212 votes
#1
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
36 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
38 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Energy
45 of 70 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API