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Sir Stephen Timms vs Dr Allison Gardner

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 Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Allison Gardner
Lab Stoke-on-Trent South

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Dr Allison Gardner voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 378 shared comparable votes.

378 same votes 0 different votes 378 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 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
40 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 75 shared votes
40 Aye 35 No
23 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 49 shared votes
23 Aye 26 No
24 Aye 11 No
Education 100% aligned 35 shared votes
24 Aye 11 No
27 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 35 shared votes
27 Aye 8 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No

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

Voting record

78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 649
Participation
85.7 %
13 % above average
Rank 84 of 649
1,850
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
487
568 eligible divisions
1,020
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
244
50.1 % of votes cast
830
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
243
49.9 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
11
2.3 % of votes cast
32 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-20.0 vs Commons average
Rank 380 of 649
Appearances
59
-14.0 vs Commons average
Rank 346 of 649
149
+19.3 vs Commons average
Rank 171 of 649
Contributions
100
-29.7 vs Commons average
Rank 294 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
£200,981
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£200,981
11 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
9 of 9 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
33 of 34 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
#5
Housing
30 of 31 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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Voting source Commons Votes API