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Kate Dearden vs Sir Stephen Timms

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


Voting alignment

Kate Dearden and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 369 shared comparable votes.

361 same votes 8 different votes 369 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 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
45 Aye 31 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 34 shared votes
14 Aye 20 No
27 Aye 5 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 32 shared votes
27 Aye 5 No
10 Aye 12 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
10 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

84.9%
13% above average
Rank 93 of 650
Participation
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 232 of 650
540
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,898
2,422 eligible divisions
265
49.1% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,042
54.9% of votes cast
275
50.9% of votes cast
No votes
856
45.1% of votes cast
0
0.0% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
32 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

111
+15.4 vs Commons average
Rank 182 of 650
Appearances
57
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 454 of 650
373
+206.5 vs Commons average
Rank 48 of 650
Contributions
201
+34.5 vs Commons average
Rank 169 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£175,203
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£175,203
23% below average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
2
2 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

Energy
20 of 20 votes
#1
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
No
No
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API