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Rebecca Long Bailey vs Sir Stephen Timms

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

Photograph of Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford
vs
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Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Rebecca Long Bailey and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,635 shared comparable votes.

1,616 same votes 19 different votes 1,635 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
124 Aye 75 No
Tax 100% aligned 199 shared votes
124 Aye 75 No
36 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
34 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 72 shared votes
34 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
41 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 89% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
29 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 44 shared votes
30 Aye 14 No
111 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 176 shared votes
108 Aye 68 No
45 Aye 25 No
Education 99% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 102 No
Migration 99% aligned 139 shared votes
38 Aye 101 No

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

Voting record

76.7 %
4 % above average
Rank 273 of 649
Participation
78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
1,812
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
1,007
55.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
805
44.4 % of votes cast
No votes
831
44.9 % of votes cast
25
1.4 % of votes cast
Against party
13
0.7 % of votes cast
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015
Commons service
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

44
-33.9 vs Commons average
Rank 466 of 650
Appearances
55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
45
-93.3 vs Commons average
Rank 515 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

£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£259,636
15 % above average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21 % above average
5
1 registered category
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

Defence
68 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Foreign Affairs
61 of 69 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Housing
58 of 66 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 43 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye rebel
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No rebel
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No rebel
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
Aye rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
No rebel
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye
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
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 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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