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Sarah Smith vs Derek Twigg

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


Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Derek Twigg voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 277 shared comparable votes.

272 same votes 5 different votes 277 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
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
11 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 15 shared votes
11 Aye 4 No
9 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 14 shared votes
9 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 4 No
Benefits 80% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No
24 Aye 9 No
Crime / Justice 97% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
45 Aye 23 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
6 Aye 10 No
Defence 100% aligned 16 shared votes
6 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 5 No
Education 100% aligned 15 shared votes
10 Aye 5 No

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

Voting record

64.5%
8% below average
Rank 518 of 650
Participation
58.3%
14% below average
Rank 584 of 650
410
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,412
2,422 eligible divisions
217
52.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
815
57.7% of votes cast
193
47.1% of votes cast
No votes
597
42.3% of votes cast
14
3.4% 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

75
-20.9 vs Commons average
Rank 344 of 650
Appearances
59
-36.9 vs Commons average
Rank 442 of 650
94
-73.1 vs Commons average
Rank 403 of 650
Contributions
47
-120.1 vs Commons average
Rank 548 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
2
2 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

Trade
9 of 10 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
14 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Benefits
24 of 32 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API