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Sir Stephen Timms vs Carolyn Harris

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 Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris
Lab Neath and Swansea East

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Carolyn Harris voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,631 shared comparable votes.

1,625 same votes 6 different votes 1,631 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
129 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
129 Aye 74 No
38 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
38 Aye 94 No
50 Aye 23 No
Education 100% aligned 73 shared votes
50 Aye 23 No
35 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
35 Aye 38 No
37 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 15 No
Energy 98% aligned 43 shared votes
27 Aye 16 No
108 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 175 shared votes
111 Aye 64 No
39 Aye 34 No
Trade 99% aligned 73 shared votes
38 Aye 35 No
84 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 162 shared votes
83 Aye 79 No
129 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 203 shared votes
129 Aye 74 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
75.1%
3% above average
Rank 305 of 650
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,805
2,405 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,035
57.3% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
770
42.7% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
47
-41.8 vs Commons average
Rank 492 of 650
225
+70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
27
-127.8 vs Commons average
Rank 597 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
£2,394,912
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£305,970
35% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Environment / Climate
43 of 49 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Education
83 of 96 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
69 of 80 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
69 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
55 of 66 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API