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Rushanara Ali vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Rushanara Ali
Rushanara Ali
Lab Bethnal Green and Stepney
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Rushanara Ali and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,227 shared comparable votes.

1,209 same votes 18 different votes 1,227 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
101 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
101 Aye 51 No
74 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
74 Aye 60 No
27 Aye 52 No
Migration 100% aligned 79 shared votes
27 Aye 52 No
39 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 54 shared votes
39 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 31 No
Transport 100% aligned 53 shared votes
22 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
31 Aye 15 No
Benefits 93% aligned 46 shared votes
30 Aye 16 No
20 Aye 24 No
Trade 98% aligned 44 shared votes
19 Aye 25 No
95 Aye 45 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 140 shared votes
98 Aye 42 No
101 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 152 shared votes
101 Aye 51 No
74 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 134 shared votes
74 Aye 60 No

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

Voting record

76.5%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 650
Participation
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
1,839
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
1,036
56.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
803
43.7% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
20
1.1% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

48
-40.4 vs Commons average
Rank 483 of 650
Appearances
52
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
45
-108.9 vs Commons average
Rank 539 of 650
Contributions
39
-114.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,943,041
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£325,502
44% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
5
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

Foreign Affairs
79 of 82 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
45 of 49 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Trade
83 of 94 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Housing
59 of 67 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common market 2.0) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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