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Stephen Doughty vs Derek Twigg

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

Photograph of Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Lab Cardiff South and Penarth
vs
Photograph of Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Stephen Doughty and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,076 shared comparable votes.

1,062 same votes 14 different votes 1,076 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
85 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
85 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No
31 Aye 13 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
19 Aye 23 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
19 Aye 23 No
18 Aye 23 No
Trade 100% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 9 No
Benefits 89% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
83 Aye 47 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 130 shared votes
86 Aye 44 No
58 Aye 47 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 105 shared votes
58 Aye 47 No
85 Aye 41 No
Tax 100% aligned 126 shared votes
85 Aye 41 No
23 Aye 48 No
Migration 100% aligned 71 shared votes
23 Aye 48 No

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

Voting record

66.4%
6% below average
Rank 492 of 650
Participation
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
1,596
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
913
57.2% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
683
42.8% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
19
1.2% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
13 years, 11 months
Since 15 Nov 2012
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

81
-7.8 vs Commons average
Rank 293 of 650
Appearances
50
-38.8 vs Commons average
Rank 469 of 650
400
+245.4 vs Commons average
Rank 42 of 650
Contributions
39
-115.6 vs Commons average
Rank 561 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,632,101
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£294,894
30% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
0
0 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
178 of 212 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Defence
55 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
63 of 82 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Democracy / Parliament
36 of 47 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
37 of 49 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
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
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
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
Where they voted the same
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
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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