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Chris Law vs Sir Stephen Timms

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

Photograph of Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central
vs
Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Chris Law and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,017 shared comparable votes.

927 same votes 90 different votes 1,017 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
102 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
102 Aye 74 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
11 Aye 10 No
Energy 62% aligned 21 shared votes
15 Aye 6 No
102 Aye 52 No
Tax 75% aligned 154 shared votes
100 Aye 54 No
26 Aye 16 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
20 Aye 7 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 27 shared votes
21 Aye 6 No
21 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 43 shared votes
22 Aye 21 No

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

Voting record

52.0 %
21 % below average
Rank 616 of 647
Participation
78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 647
1,214
2,333 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,333 eligible divisions
671
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
55.2 % of votes cast
543
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
822
44.8 % of votes cast
1
0.1 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 1 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
32 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

60
-6.4 vs Commons average
Rank 282 of 650
Appearances
51
-15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 650
70
-48.0 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
Contributions
149
+31.0 vs Commons average
Rank 146 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£345,624
53 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
8
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
196 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
59 of 64 votes
Migration
136 of 169 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
#4
Migration
152 of 169 votes
Trade
61 of 88 votes
#5
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
No
Where they voted the same
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
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
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 its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions 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 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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