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Sir Stephen Timms vs Dan Tomlinson

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 Dan Tomlinson
Dan Tomlinson
Lab Chipping Barnet

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Dan Tomlinson voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 287 shared comparable votes.

287 same votes 0 different votes 287 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
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 69 shared votes
40 Aye 29 No
23 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 33 shared votes
23 Aye 10 No
14 Aye 11 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
7 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 22 shared votes
7 Aye 15 No
13 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
13 Aye 9 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
61.7%
11% below average
Rank 562 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
364
590 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
179
49.2% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
185
50.8% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
6
1.6% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
86
+2.4 vs Commons average
Rank 231 of 650
199
+53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Contributions
487
+341.3 vs Commons average
Rank 23 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
£225,538
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£225,538
same as average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
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
Transport
25 of 29 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
6 of 7 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
26 of 32 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
26 of 34 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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