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Sir Stephen Timms vs Chris Ward

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Chris Ward voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 367 shared comparable votes.

364 same votes 3 different votes 367 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
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
38 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
38 Aye 36 No
30 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 39 shared votes
30 Aye 9 No
13 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
13 Aye 20 No
17 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
9 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 24 shared votes
9 Aye 15 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 236 of 650
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 650
1,895
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
457
631 eligible divisions
1,041
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
241
52.7% of votes cast
854
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
216
47.3% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
81
-13.5 vs Commons average
Rank 309 of 650
201
+36.5 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Contributions
236
+71.5 vs Commons average
Rank 126 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
£203,111
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£203,111
10% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
10 of 10 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
41 of 42 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Benefits
29 of 30 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Transport
30 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
10 of 11 votes
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API