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Matt Western vs Derek Twigg

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


Voting alignment

Matt Western and Derek Twigg voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,070 shared comparable votes.

1,047 same votes 23 different votes 1,070 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
99 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
99 Aye 43 No
82 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 121 shared votes
82 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
28 Aye 49 No
23 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 54 shared votes
23 Aye 31 No
38 Aye 11 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 49 shared votes
38 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 13 No
Benefits 92% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
63 Aye 48 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 111 shared votes
63 Aye 48 No
99 Aye 43 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
99 Aye 43 No
82 Aye 39 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 121 shared votes
82 Aye 39 No
28 Aye 49 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
28 Aye 49 No

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

Voting record

74.4%
2% above average
Rank 320 of 650
Participation
58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
1,609
2,162 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
897
55.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
57.7% of votes cast
712
44.3% of votes cast
No votes
595
42.3% of votes cast
4
0.2% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
9 years, 5 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

100
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 223 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
116
-48.6 vs Commons average
Rank 340 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

£1,940,185
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£312,296
38% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
3
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
79 of 82 votes
#1
Migration
147 of 163 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 44 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
166 of 189 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
40 of 47 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API