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Mr Paul Foster vs Derek Twigg

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


Voting alignment

Mr Paul Foster and Derek Twigg voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 336 shared comparable votes.

327 same votes 9 different votes 336 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
42 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
11 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 100% aligned 19 shared votes
11 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 8 No
Benefits 86% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
23 Aye 16 No
Crime / Justice 95% aligned 39 shared votes
23 Aye 16 No
42 Aye 19 No
Tax 100% aligned 61 shared votes
42 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
16 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 14 No
Transport 100% aligned 23 shared votes
9 Aye 14 No

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

Voting record

82.2%
10% above average
Rank 148 of 650
Participation
58.3%
14% below average
Rank 584 of 650
523
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,412
2,422 eligible divisions
263
50.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
57.7% of votes cast
260
49.7% of votes cast
No votes
597
42.3% of votes cast
8
1.5% 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

52
-45.0 vs Commons average
Rank 480 of 650
Appearances
62
-35.0 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650
91
-78.2 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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

£194,848
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£194,848
14% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
1
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

Work / Employment
42 of 42 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Transport
31 of 32 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
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API