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Sir Stephen Timms vs Alison Taylor

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

Photograph of Sir Stephen Timms
Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham
vs
Photograph of Alison Taylor
Alison Taylor
Lab Paisley and Renfrewshire North

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Alison Taylor voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 219 shared comparable votes.

218 same votes 1 different votes 219 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
24 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 18 No
Tax 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 4 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
18 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 15 shared votes
4 Aye 11 No
10 Aye 4 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 14 shared votes
10 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 9 No
Transport 100% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
Participation
46.9%
26% below average
Rank 626 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
277
590 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
118
42.6% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
159
57.4% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
14
5.1% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-28.3 vs Commons average
Rank 413 of 650
Appearances
53
-31.3 vs Commons average
Rank 439 of 650
210
+63.1 vs Commons average
Rank 130 of 650
Contributions
76
-70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 431 of 650

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£192,583
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£192,583
15% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
4 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
65 of 69 votes
#1
NHS / Health
8 of 11 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 14 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
9 of 13 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
22 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
18 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 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
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Voting source Commons Votes API