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Kerry McCarthy vs Sir Stephen Timms

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


Voting alignment

Kerry McCarthy and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,683 shared comparable votes.

1,670 same votes 13 different votes 1,683 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
136 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
136 Aye 79 No
108 Aye 76 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 184 shared votes
108 Aye 76 No
78 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 156 shared votes
78 Aye 78 No
39 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
39 Aye 104 No
51 Aye 22 No
Education 100% aligned 73 shared votes
51 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
32 Aye 40 No
Trade 99% aligned 72 shared votes
33 Aye 39 No
136 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 215 shared votes
136 Aye 79 No
108 Aye 76 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 184 shared votes
108 Aye 76 No
78 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 156 shared votes
78 Aye 78 No
39 Aye 104 No
Migration 100% aligned 143 shared votes
39 Aye 104 No

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

Voting record

79.1%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
Participation
78.6%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
1,890
2,388 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,878
2,388 eligible divisions
1,058
56.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,030
54.8% of votes cast
832
44.0% of votes cast
No votes
848
45.2% of votes cast
6
0.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
21 years, 5 months
Since 5 May 2005
Commons service
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

84
-2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 263 of 650
Appearances
59
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
112
-38.6 vs Commons average
Rank 312 of 650
Contributions
221
+70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 122 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£3,045,317
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£309,387
37% above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
2
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
7
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

Foreign Affairs
67 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
Defence
65 of 71 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
188 of 211 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Education
84 of 96 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Work / Employment
70 of 80 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

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