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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
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Ashley Dalton
Lab West Lancashire

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Ashley Dalton voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 486 shared comparable votes.

486 same votes 0 different votes 486 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 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 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
40 Aye 30 No
18 Aye 29 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 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 228 of 649
Participation
63.6%
9% below average
Rank 532 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
590
928 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
277
46.9% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
313
53.1% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
0.8% of votes cast
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
3 years, 7 months
Since 9 Feb 2023

Debates

53
-28.8 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
Appearances
47
-34.8 vs Commons average
Rank 463 of 649
199
+56.5 vs Commons average
Rank 133 of 649
Contributions
111
-31.5 vs Commons average
Rank 298 of 649

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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
6 of 6 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
16 of 17 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
79 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
15 of 19 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
23 of 32 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
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
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
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