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Sir Stephen Timms vs Ashley Dalton

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 Ashley Dalton
Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 495 shared comparable votes.

495 same votes 0 different votes 495 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
21 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
21 Aye 56 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 56 No
Migration 100% aligned 77 shared votes
21 Aye 56 No
40 Aye 31 No
Tax 100% aligned 71 shared votes
40 Aye 31 No
19 Aye 32 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 51 shared votes
19 Aye 32 No
20 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
20 Aye 11 No
16 Aye 11 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 27 shared votes
16 Aye 11 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 231 of 650
Participation
62.9%
9% below average
Rank 543 of 650
1,888
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
603
958 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
281
46.6% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
322
53.4% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
3 years, 8 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Appearances
46
-47.0 vs Commons average
Rank 498 of 650
204
+42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
105
-57.0 vs Commons average
Rank 368 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
£607,098
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£323,917
43% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
6 of 7 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
23 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
12 of 17 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 1 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: New Clause 25 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
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