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Ian Byrne vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Ian Byrne and Derek Twigg voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 852 shared comparable votes.

833 same votes 19 different votes 852 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
82 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
82 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 43 shared votes
28 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
15 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 39 shared votes
15 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 9 No
Education 93% aligned 29 shared votes
22 Aye 7 No
53 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 100 shared votes
55 Aye 45 No
24 Aye 51 No
Migration 97% aligned 75 shared votes
26 Aye 49 No
82 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 113 shared votes
82 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 46 shared votes
24 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
Participation
58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
674
54.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
57.7% of votes cast
561
45.4% of votes cast
No votes
595
42.3% of votes cast
26
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 of 650
Contributions
45
-119.6 vs Commons average
Rank 554 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£284,893
26% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
57 of 63 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Education
61 of 69 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Migration
128 of 154 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No rebel
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No rebel
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Amendments (a) to (c) in lieu of Lords Amendment 106 15 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 27 Oct 2026
Aye
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
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