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Sir Stephen Timms vs Derek Twigg

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 Derek Twigg
Derek Twigg
Lab Widnes and Halewood

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Derek Twigg voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,256 shared comparable votes.

1,241 same votes 15 different votes 1,256 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
111 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
63 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
63 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
27 Aye 53 No
24 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 61 shared votes
24 Aye 37 No
37 Aye 15 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
37 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
28 Aye 14 No
Benefits 93% aligned 42 shared votes
27 Aye 15 No
95 Aye 49 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 144 shared votes
98 Aye 46 No
111 Aye 62 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
111 Aye 62 No
63 Aye 61 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 124 shared votes
63 Aye 61 No
27 Aye 53 No
Migration 100% aligned 80 shared votes
27 Aye 53 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 230 of 650
Participation
58.0%
14% below average
Rank 587 of 650
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,395
2,405 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
803
57.6% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
592
42.4% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
27
1.9% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
29 years, 5 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

61
-27.4 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
52
-36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 461 of 650
224
+70.1 vs Commons average
Rank 121 of 650
Contributions
39
-114.9 vs Commons average
Rank 559 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
£2,034,454
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£227,917
1% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Devolution / Local Government
51 of 66 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
39 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
145 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
56 of 82 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
32 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps and Other Provisions) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021 16 Jun 2021
No rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Aye
Peter Kyle's motion E (Confirmatory public vote) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Nick Boles's motion D (Common Market 2.0) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion G (Parliamentary Supremacy) 1 Apr 2019
No rebel
Aye
Joanna Cherry's motion L (Revocation to avoid no deal) 27 Mar 2019
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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