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Sir Stephen Timms vs Catherine McKinnell

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 Catherine McKinnell
Catherine McKinnell
Lab Newcastle upon Tyne North

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Catherine McKinnell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,523 shared comparable votes.

1,523 same votes 0 different votes 1,523 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
117 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
117 Aye 78 No
103 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
103 Aye 67 No
62 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
62 Aye 73 No
35 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
35 Aye 94 No
32 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 No
Most different by topic
117 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 195 shared votes
117 Aye 78 No
103 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 170 shared votes
103 Aye 67 No
62 Aye 73 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 135 shared votes
62 Aye 73 No
35 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
35 Aye 94 No
32 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 71 shared votes
32 Aye 39 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
68.5%
4% below average
Rank 451 of 650
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,647
2,405 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
899
54.6% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
748
45.4% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
17
1.0% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
41
-47.8 vs Commons average
Rank 516 of 650
225
+70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
95
-59.8 vs Commons average
Rank 375 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
£2,918,801
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£312,180
38% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
4 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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
68 of 82 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
66 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
174 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Housing
53 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Trade
73 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
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 4 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
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API