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Sir Stephen Timms vs Barry Gardiner

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 Barry Gardiner
Barry Gardiner
Lab Brent West

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Barry Gardiner voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,460 shared comparable votes.

1,451 same votes 9 different votes 1,460 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
131 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
131 Aye 71 No
56 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
56 Aye 65 No
28 Aye 76 No
Migration 100% aligned 104 shared votes
28 Aye 76 No
36 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 75 shared votes
36 Aye 39 No
46 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 57 shared votes
46 Aye 11 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 21 No
Benefits 94% aligned 49 shared votes
27 Aye 22 No
94 Aye 71 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 165 shared votes
97 Aye 68 No
36 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 74 shared votes
35 Aye 39 No
131 Aye 71 No
Tax 100% aligned 202 shared votes
131 Aye 71 No
56 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 121 shared votes
56 Aye 65 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
Participation
67.0%
5% below average
Rank 476 of 650
1,878
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,601
2,390 eligible divisions
1,030
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
891
55.7% of votes cast
848
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
710
44.3% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
18
1.1% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
55
-31.9 vs Commons average
Rank 434 of 650
221
+69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
91
-60.4 vs Commons average
Rank 384 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
£2,795,864
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£268,850
19% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
5 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
66 of 70 votes
#1
Transport
78 of 95 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
57 of 71 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
166 of 211 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
54 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
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
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
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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API