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Ms Diane Abbott vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Ms Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Lab Hackney North and Stoke Newington
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Ms Diane Abbott and Derek Twigg voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,015 shared comparable votes.

996 same votes 19 different votes 1,015 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
94 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 140 shared votes
94 Aye 46 No
88 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 135 shared votes
88 Aye 47 No
14 Aye 24 No
Transport 100% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
13 Aye 24 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
20 Aye 14 No
Benefits 100% aligned 34 shared votes
20 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 94% aligned 17 shared votes
13 Aye 4 No
54 Aye 52 No
Crime / Justice 94% aligned 106 shared votes
56 Aye 50 No
14 Aye 10 No
Devolution / Local Government 96% aligned 24 shared votes
13 Aye 11 No
24 Aye 50 No
Migration 96% aligned 74 shared votes
23 Aye 51 No
17 Aye 10 No
Education 96% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

63.0%
9% below average
Rank 545 of 650
Participation
58.2%
14% below average
Rank 588 of 650
1,523
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,407
2,417 eligible divisions
850
55.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
812
57.7% of votes cast
673
44.2% of votes cast
No votes
595
42.3% of votes cast
33
2.2% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
39 years, 4 months
Since 11 Jun 1987
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

22
-72.5 vs Commons average
Rank 602 of 650
Appearances
54
-40.5 vs Commons average
Rank 467 of 650
26
-138.6 vs Commons average
Rank 603 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

£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£270,312
20% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
3
3 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

Brexit / EU
175 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Migration
129 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Trade
70 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
NHS / Health
41 of 56 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Housing
49 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 29 24 Nov 2025
Devolution / Local Government
No
No rebel
Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2025 2 Jul 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 25 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Defence 24 Mar 2026
Defence
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API