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Robin Swann vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Robin Swann
Robin Swann
UUP South Antrim
vs
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Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Robin Swann and Derek Twigg voted the same way 28% of the time, based on 274 shared comparable votes.

78 same votes 196 different votes 274 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
11 Aye 2 No
Housing 69% aligned 13 shared votes
9 Aye 4 No
6 Aye 6 No
Benefits 67% aligned 12 shared votes
4 Aye 8 No
3 Aye 3 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 6 shared votes
1 Aye 5 No
6 Aye 3 No
NHS / Health 56% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No
13 Aye 5 No
Energy 44% aligned 18 shared votes
9 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 6 No
Defence 0% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
4 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
33 Aye 31 No
Tax 8% aligned 64 shared votes
36 Aye 28 No
6 Aye 3 No
Transport 11% aligned 9 shared votes
2 Aye 7 No

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

Voting record

76.2 %
3 % above average
Rank 284 of 649
Participation
58.1 %
15 % below average
Rank 587 of 649
438
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,371
2,361 eligible divisions
238
54.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
792
57.8 % of votes cast
200
45.7 % of votes cast
No votes
579
42.2 % of votes cast
0
0.0 % of votes cast
Against party
25
1.8 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 3 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

117
+39.0 vs Commons average
Rank 103 of 649
Appearances
53
-25.0 vs Commons average
Rank 407 of 649
144
+5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Contributions
43
-95.5 vs Commons average
Rank 523 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£203,308
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£203,308
10 % below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1 % above average
3
1 registered category
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

Trade
7 of 7 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
51 of 69 votes
Energy
19 of 20 votes
#3
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Tax
96 of 111 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
144 of 211 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Energy
47 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots 15 Jul 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Education
Aye
No
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment 23 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness 23 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 14 Jul 2026
No
No
Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 14 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
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