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Sir Stephen Timms vs Chris Law

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 Chris Law
Chris Law
SNP Dundee Central

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Chris Law voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,019 shared comparable votes.

928 same votes 91 different votes 1,019 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
102 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 176 shared votes
102 Aye 74 No
36 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 55 shared votes
36 Aye 19 No
22 Aye 30 No
Trade 100% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
14 Aye 14 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
14 Aye 14 No
11 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 13 shared votes
11 Aye 2 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 6 No
Energy 62% aligned 21 shared votes
11 Aye 10 No
100 Aye 54 No
Tax 75% aligned 154 shared votes
102 Aye 52 No
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 81% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 6 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 27 shared votes
20 Aye 7 No
22 Aye 21 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 43 shared votes
21 Aye 22 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
Participation
51.6 %
21 % below average
Rank 620 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,219
2,361 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
672
55.1 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
547
44.9 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
11 years, 3 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
58
-19.9 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
67
-71.3 vs Commons average
Rank 429 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
£2,467,498
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£345,624
53 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
4 registered categories
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
196 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
57 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
138 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
61 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 21 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88A and 88C and propose amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendment 88B 22 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
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