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Sir Stephen Timms vs Ben Goldsborough

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 Ben Goldsborough
Ben Goldsborough
Lab South Norfolk

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Ben Goldsborough voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 381 shared comparable votes.

381 same votes 0 different votes 381 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
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
41 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 70 shared votes
41 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 50 shared votes
24 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
28 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 37 shared votes
28 Aye 9 No
19 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
19 Aye 8 No

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

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 650
Participation
85.8 %
13 % above average
Rank 80 of 650
1,850
2,351 eligible divisions
Total votes
485
565 eligible divisions
1,020
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
242
49.9 % of votes cast
830
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
50.1 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
2
0.4 % of votes cast
32 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-19.5 vs Commons average
Rank 375 of 650
Appearances
55
-17.5 vs Commons average
Rank 368 of 650
151
+22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 650
Contributions
71
-57.7 vs Commons average
Rank 403 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
£162,821
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£162,821
28 % below 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
Work / Employment
37 of 37 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
31 of 31 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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