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Sir Stephen Timms vs Dame Karen Bradley

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

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Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham
vs
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Dame Karen Bradley
Con Staffordshire Moorlands

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Dame Karen Bradley voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,273 shared comparable votes.

62 same votes 1,211 different votes 1,273 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
16 Aye 43 No
Migration 7% aligned 59 shared votes
41 Aye 18 No
23 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 37 shared votes
16 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 17 No
Benefits 5% aligned 41 shared votes
15 Aye 26 No
103 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 4% aligned 168 shared votes
66 Aye 102 No
52 Aye 69 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 121 shared votes
71 Aye 50 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 14 No
Education 0% aligned 59 shared votes
14 Aye 45 No
26 Aye 33 No
Trade 0% aligned 59 shared votes
33 Aye 26 No
30 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 52 shared votes
22 Aye 30 No
20 Aye 17 No
Defence 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No
20 Aye 17 No
Housing 0% aligned 37 shared votes
17 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
Participation
67.0%
6% below average
Rank 477 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,592
2,376 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
744
46.7% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
848
53.3% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Appearances
72
-10.3 vs Commons average
Rank 303 of 649
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
78
-65.5 vs Commons average
Rank 405 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
£2,878,658
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£283,093
25% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
13
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
11
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
188 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Digital / Online Safety
50 of 60 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
74 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
61 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
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
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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