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Martin Vickers vs Sir Stephen Timms

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

Photograph of Martin Vickers
Martin Vickers
Con Brigg and Immingham
vs
Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Martin Vickers and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,605 shared comparable votes.

76 same votes 1,529 different votes 1,605 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
17 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 7% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
16 Aye 28 No
Energy 7% aligned 44 shared votes
31 Aye 13 No
10 Aye 20 No
NHS / Health 7% aligned 30 shared votes
22 Aye 8 No
14 Aye 29 No
Benefits 5% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
101 Aye 42 No
Migration 4% aligned 143 shared votes
39 Aye 104 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 48 No
Education 0% aligned 64 shared votes
48 Aye 16 No
31 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 63 shared votes
32 Aye 31 No
27 Aye 29 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
29 Aye 27 No
21 Aye 33 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 54 shared votes
33 Aye 21 No
23 Aye 18 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
18 Aye 23 No

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

Voting record

85.0%
12% above average
Rank 95 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
2,019
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
959
47.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
1,060
52.5% of votes cast
No votes
842
45.1% of votes cast
26
1.3% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010
Commons service
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

155
+72.7 vs Commons average
Rank 57 of 649
Appearances
53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
154
+10.5 vs Commons average
Rank 194 of 649
Contributions
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,256,309
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£210,269
7% below average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
8
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

Brexit / EU
205 of 211 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Trade
87 of 91 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Work / Employment
73 of 77 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Migration
160 of 171 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
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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