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Derek Twigg

Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood, since 1 May 1997

Derek Twigg is the Labour MP for Widnes and Halewood, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997.

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Scorecard

61.0% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
351 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
224 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
15 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Labour MPs
1 Interests declared none at £5,000 or more
851 Debates spoken in 549 written questions tabled

Ranked 495 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
18 Mar 2026 Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 deferred division Aye 368–107
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Aye 292–161
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 No 175–292
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 No 172–283
11 Mar 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 No 174–292
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading Aye 304–203
10 Mar 2026 Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 203–311
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 No vote 304–177
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 No vote 315–163
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 No vote 315–109
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 No vote 316–171
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 No vote 307–173
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 No vote 321–106
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17 No vote 306–182
9 Mar 2026 Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 No vote 309–181
2 Mar 2026 Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading No 105–410
24 Feb 2026 Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms No 69–279
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading No vote 361–84
23 Feb 2026 Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 73–256
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 No vote 77–280
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 No vote 156–273
23 Feb 2026 Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 No vote 161–272
11 Feb 2026 Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27 Aye 279–90
11 Feb 2026 Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27 Aye 277–143
11 Feb 2026 Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 deferred division Aye 362–107

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

8. Miscellaneous

Member of the Executive of the British American Parliamentary Group (BAPG). This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 30 October 2024
(Registered 17 July 2025)

On the register since 23 Feb 2026

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Debates

851 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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