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Sir Stephen Timms vs Chris McDonald

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
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Chris McDonald
Lab Stockton North

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Chris McDonald voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 348 shared comparable votes.

348 same votes 0 different votes 348 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
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 30 No
Tax 100% aligned 72 shared votes
42 Aye 30 No
23 Aye 12 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 No
20 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 32 shared votes
20 Aye 12 No
21 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 30 shared votes
21 Aye 9 No
7 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 26 shared votes
7 Aye 19 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
78.3 %
6 % above average
Rank 239 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
450
575 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
223
49.6 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
227
50.4 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.2 % of votes cast
32 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-22.3 vs Commons average
Rank 387 of 649
Appearances
94
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 167 of 649
209
+71.9 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 649
Contributions
406
+268.9 vs Commons average
Rank 31 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£217,932
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£217,932
4 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
3 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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Defence
31 of 34 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
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
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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