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Sarah Smith vs Sir Stephen Timms

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

Photograph of Sarah Smith
Sarah Smith
Lab Hyndburn
vs
Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham

Voting alignment

Sarah Smith and Sir Stephen Timms voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 283 shared comparable votes.

283 same votes 0 different votes 283 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
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 24 No
Tax 100% aligned 62 shared votes
38 Aye 24 No
22 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
22 Aye 9 No
16 Aye 14 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 30 shared votes
16 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 11 No
Defence 100% aligned 20 shared votes
9 Aye 11 No
17 Aye 2 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 19 shared votes
17 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

62.4%
10% below average
Rank 551 of 649
Participation
78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
368
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
194
52.7% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
174
47.3% of votes cast
No votes
842
45.1% of votes cast
14
3.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
0.8% of votes cast
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994

Debates

64
-19.6 vs Commons average
Rank 350 of 650
Appearances
53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
83
-62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 393 of 650
Contributions
199
+53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£195,060
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
£195,060
14% below average
Latest expenses
£272,963
21% above average
2
2 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
6 of 7 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Migration
10 of 13 votes
#2
Defence
64 of 71 votes
Defence
25 of 34 votes
#3
Migration
154 of 171 votes
Benefits
22 of 30 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
Education
36 of 50 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API