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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Sir Stephen Timms

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

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 341 shared comparable votes.

339 same votes 2 different votes 341 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 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
22 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 24 shared votes
22 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 8 No
Benefits 93% aligned 15 shared votes
6 Aye 9 No
45 Aye 27 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
45 Aye 27 No
23 Aye 22 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 45 shared votes
23 Aye 22 No
15 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 27 shared votes
15 Aye 12 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

72.6%
same as average
Rank 364 of 650
Participation
78.4%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 650
458
631 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,895
2,417 eligible divisions
244
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,041
54.9% of votes cast
214
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
854
45.1% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.7% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

85
-9.5 vs Commons average
Rank 291 of 650
Appearances
57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
102
-62.6 vs Commons average
Rank 377 of 650
Contributions
201
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
1
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

Housing
31 of 32 votes
#1
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
Migration
154 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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