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Sir Stephen Timms vs Angela Rayner

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 Angela Rayner
Angela Rayner
Lab Ashton-under-Lyne

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Angela Rayner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

1,473 same votes 5 different votes 1,478 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
113 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
113 Aye 51 No
65 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
65 Aye 79 No
29 Aye 90 No
Migration 100% aligned 119 shared votes
29 Aye 90 No
42 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 69 shared votes
42 Aye 27 No
30 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 64 shared votes
30 Aye 34 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 11 No
Energy 97% aligned 39 shared votes
27 Aye 12 No
105 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 173 shared votes
108 Aye 65 No
28 Aye 32 No
Trade 98% aligned 60 shared votes
27 Aye 33 No
113 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 164 shared votes
113 Aye 51 No
65 Aye 79 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 144 shared votes
65 Aye 79 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 230 of 650
Participation
66.6%
6% below average
Rank 483 of 650
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,405 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
889
55.5% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
712
44.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
4
0.2% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-26.5 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
32
-56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 558 of 650
225
+70.9 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
448
+293.9 vs Commons average
Rank 30 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
£1,886,725
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£219,458
3% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
24
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
64 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
77 of 82 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API