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Sir Stephen Timms vs Dame Caroline Dinenage

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 Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Con Gosport

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Dame Caroline Dinenage voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,478 shared comparable votes.

57 same votes 1,421 different votes 1,478 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
23 Aye 15 No
Energy 5% aligned 38 shared votes
17 Aye 21 No
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 5% aligned 44 shared votes
17 Aye 27 No
61 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 138 shared votes
77 Aye 61 No
38 Aye 100 No
Migration 3% aligned 138 shared votes
98 Aye 40 No
32 Aye 37 No
Transport 3% aligned 69 shared votes
39 Aye 30 No
Most different by topic
26 Aye 16 No
Defence 0% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 42 shared votes
13 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
21 Aye 16 No
14 Aye 22 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
12 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
23 Aye 12 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
77.7 %
5 % above average
Rank 256 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,834
2,361 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
896
48.9 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
938
51.1 % 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
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
61
-16.9 vs Commons average
Rank 355 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
74
-64.3 vs Commons average
Rank 409 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
£2,521,725
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£285,728
26 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
202 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
82 of 91 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
149 of 171 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
60 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Football Governance Bills [Lords]: Second Reading 28 Apr 2025
Aye
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
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
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