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Sir Stephen Timms vs Christine Jardine

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 Christine Jardine
Christine Jardine
LD Edinburgh West

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Christine Jardine voted the same way 83% of the time, based on 1,178 shared comparable votes.

974 same votes 204 different votes 1,178 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
91 Aye 69 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 160 shared votes
91 Aye 69 No
30 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 51 shared votes
31 Aye 20 No
35 Aye 94 No
Migration 98% aligned 129 shared votes
36 Aye 93 No
29 Aye 32 No
Trade 95% aligned 61 shared votes
32 Aye 29 No
3 Aye 11 No
Democracy / Parliament 93% aligned 14 shared votes
4 Aye 10 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 8 No
Devolution / Local Government 30% aligned 20 shared votes
6 Aye 14 No
36 Aye 12 No
Education 35% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 16 No
Defence 67% aligned 42 shared votes
26 Aye 16 No
100 Aye 44 No
Tax 69% aligned 144 shared votes
89 Aye 55 No
9 Aye 8 No
NHS / Health 71% aligned 17 shared votes
14 Aye 3 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 648
Participation
66.8 %
6 % below average
Rank 493 of 648
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,374
2,057 eligible divisions
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
759
55.2 % of votes cast
818
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
615
44.8 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
8 years, 11 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

53
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 648
Appearances
121
+61.1 vs Commons average
Rank 41 of 648
155
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
Contributions
123
+15.1 vs Commons average
Rank 166 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,941,958
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£318,822
41 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
0
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
176 of 188 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#2
Migration
136 of 161 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
58 of 69 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
67 of 84 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#5
Education
59 of 75 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to insist on Amendments 439C and 439D and disagree with Lords Amendments 439E and 439F 22 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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
No
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
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26 21 Apr 2026
Devolution / Local Government
No
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025 21 Jan 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading 10 Sep 2025
Transport
Aye
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