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Sir Stephen Timms vs David Davis

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 David Davis
David Davis
Con Goole and Pocklington

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and David Davis voted the same way 9% of the time, based on 1,246 shared comparable votes.

107 same votes 1,139 different votes 1,246 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
32 Aye 80 No
Migration 16% aligned 112 shared votes
70 Aye 42 No
29 Aye 30 No
Trade 15% aligned 59 shared votes
27 Aye 32 No
50 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 14% aligned 96 shared votes
45 Aye 51 No
22 Aye 15 No
Benefits 11% aligned 37 shared votes
13 Aye 24 No
21 Aye 27 No
Defence 10% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 34 No
Transport 0% aligned 57 shared votes
34 Aye 23 No
27 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
18 Aye 27 No
10 Aye 25 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 35 shared votes
25 Aye 10 No
10 Aye 21 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 31 shared votes
21 Aye 10 No
35 Aye 13 No
Education 2% aligned 48 shared votes
14 Aye 34 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
64.8%
8% below average
Rank 521 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,539
2,376 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
720
46.8% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
819
53.2% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
93
6.0% of votes cast
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
18 years, 2 months
Since 10 Jul 2008

Debates

53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 421 of 649
Appearances
53
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 422 of 649
199
+56.7 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
82
-60.3 vs Commons average
Rank 388 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
£2,621,658
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£277,187
23% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
198 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
41 of 48 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
72 of 91 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
53 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye rebel
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
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
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
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
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024 13 Nov 2024
Aye
Aye
the draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 24 Apr 2024
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
Aye
Draft Equality Act 2010 (Amendment) Regulations 2023 13 Dec 2023
Aye
Aye
Data Protection and Digital Information Bill: Re-committal motion 29 Nov 2023
Digital / Online Safety
Aye
Aye
Draft Windsor Framework (Enforcement etc.) Regulations 2023 13 Sept 2023
Aye
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