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Kerry McCarthy vs Derek Twigg

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


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Derek Twigg voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,268 shared comparable votes.

1,244 same votes 24 different votes 1,268 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
122 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
122 Aye 57 No
66 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
66 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No
24 Aye 36 No
Transport 100% aligned 60 shared votes
24 Aye 36 No
22 Aye 29 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 16 No
Benefits 94% aligned 47 shared votes
30 Aye 17 No
93 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 142 shared votes
96 Aye 46 No
122 Aye 57 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
122 Aye 57 No
66 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 110 shared votes
66 Aye 44 No
27 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 75 shared votes
27 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

78.7%
6% above average
Rank 223 of 650
Participation
58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
1,902
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
1,067
56.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
57.7% of votes cast
835
43.9% of votes cast
No votes
595
42.3% of votes cast
6
0.3% 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

84
-10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 294 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
111
-53.6 vs Commons average
Rank 353 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

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
7
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
65 of 71 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Democracy / Parliament
41 of 47 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