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Mark Sewards vs Derek Twigg

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


Voting alignment

Mark Sewards and Derek Twigg voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 349 shared comparable votes.

337 same votes 12 different votes 349 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
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 6 No
Energy 100% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 7 No
Benefits 84% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 44 shared votes
23 Aye 21 No
48 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 79 shared votes
48 Aye 31 No
15 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 25 shared votes
15 Aye 10 No
15 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 23 shared votes
15 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

77.2%
5% above average
Rank 262 of 650
Participation
58.3%
14% below average
Rank 584 of 650
491
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,412
2,422 eligible divisions
235
47.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
57.7% of votes cast
256
52.1% of votes cast
No votes
597
42.3% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

202
+105.0 vs Commons average
Rank 39 of 650
Appearances
62
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
213
+43.8 vs Commons average
Rank 157 of 650
Contributions
47
-122.2 vs Commons average
Rank 552 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£200,003
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£200,003
12% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
6
2 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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

Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#1
Migration
13 of 13 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Defence
33 of 34 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 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