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Liz Twist vs Sir Stephen Timms

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

Photograph of Liz Twist
Liz Twist
Lab Blaydon and Consett
vs
Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Liz Twist and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,411 shared comparable votes.

1,410 same votes 1 different votes 1,411 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
109 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
109 Aye 70 No
90 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
90 Aye 63 No
65 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
65 Aye 77 No
36 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
36 Aye 89 No
31 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
31 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 31 No
Trade 98% aligned 64 shared votes
34 Aye 30 No
109 Aye 70 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
109 Aye 70 No
90 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 153 shared votes
90 Aye 63 No
65 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 142 shared votes
65 Aye 77 No
36 Aye 89 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
36 Aye 89 No

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

Voting record

84.5 %
12 % above average
Rank 107 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,780
2,106 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
972
54.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
808
45.4 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
14
0.8 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

101
+23.1 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
146
+7.7 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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

£1,878,627
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£305,039
35 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
3
3 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

Foreign Affairs
68 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Housing
51 of 54 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 46 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Work / Employment
68 of 73 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Migration
149 of 163 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sep 2018
Trade
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
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
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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