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Sir Stephen Timms vs Chris Philp

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 Philp
Chris Philp
Con Croydon South

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Chris Philp voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,561 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,493 different votes 1,561 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
31 Aye 14 No
Energy 7% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
109 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 184 shared votes
74 Aye 110 No
37 Aye 108 No
Migration 3% aligned 145 shared votes
105 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 3% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
27 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 3% aligned 37 shared votes
11 Aye 26 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 25 No
Defence 0% aligned 47 shared votes
25 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 17 No
Benefits 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
17 Aye 22 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 39 shared votes
22 Aye 17 No
18 Aye 20 No
Housing 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 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
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 128 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,971
2,361 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
952
48.3 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,019
51.7 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
15
0.8 % 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
59
-18.9 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
89
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 356 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
£1,743,577
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£215,599
5 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
11
5 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
209 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
160 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
39 of 43 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
82 of 91 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sep 2023
Aye
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