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Lisa Smart vs Sir Stephen Timms

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

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Lisa Smart
LD Hazel Grove
vs
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Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Lisa Smart and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 302 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 256 different votes 302 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
2 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
1 Aye 2 No
10 Aye 1 No
Energy 55% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 44% aligned 16 shared votes
9 Aye 7 No
6 Aye 1 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
4 Aye 3 No
6 Aye 5 No
Digital / Online Safety 36% aligned 11 shared votes
7 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
4 Aye 14 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 18 shared votes
14 Aye 4 No
5 Aye 0 No
NHS / Health 0% aligned 5 shared votes
0 Aye 5 No
14 Aye 20 No
Education 3% aligned 34 shared votes
21 Aye 13 No
32 Aye 32 No
Tax 5% aligned 64 shared votes
35 Aye 29 No
17 Aye 8 No
Crime / Justice 8% aligned 25 shared votes
8 Aye 17 No

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

Voting record

66.1 %
7 % below average
Rank 501 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
380
575 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
206
54.2 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
174
45.8 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
2
0.5 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

158
+80.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
215
+76.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 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

£239,061
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£239,061
6 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
20
4 registered categories
Registered interests
3
1 registered category
2
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

Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Education
43 of 50 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Defence
28 of 34 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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