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Lee Anderson vs Sir Stephen Timms

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

Photograph of Lee Anderson
Lee Anderson
RUK Ashfield
vs
Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Lee Anderson and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,002 shared comparable votes.

44 same votes 958 different votes 1,002 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
11 Aye 22 No
Energy 6% aligned 33 shared votes
24 Aye 9 No
17 Aye 19 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
17 Aye 19 No
28 Aye 11 No
Transport 5% aligned 39 shared votes
13 Aye 26 No
15 Aye 29 No
Education 5% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
9 Aye 14 No
Housing 4% aligned 23 shared votes
13 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
74 Aye 39 No
Crime / Justice 0% aligned 113 shared votes
39 Aye 74 No
26 Aye 28 No
Defence 0% aligned 54 shared votes
28 Aye 26 No
18 Aye 31 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
31 Aye 18 No
24 Aye 24 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
23 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% aligned 44 shared votes
21 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

75.3 %
3 % above average
Rank 305 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,238
1,643 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
620
50.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
618
49.9 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
10
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

56
-21.9 vs Commons average
Rank 383 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
80
-58.3 vs Commons average
Rank 385 of 650
Contributions
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£1,149,279
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£264,074
17 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
10
5 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

Trade
53 of 53 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
59 of 63 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
NHS / Health
42 of 47 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
134 of 154 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
No
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
Aye
Railways Bill: Second Reading 9 Dec 2025
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Aye
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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