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Sir Stephen Timms vs Edward Argar

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 Edward Argar
Edward Argar
Con Melton and Syston

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Edward Argar voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,710 shared comparable votes.

86 same votes 1,624 different votes 1,710 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 15 No
Energy 6% aligned 47 shared votes
18 Aye 29 No
110 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 184 shared votes
76 Aye 108 No
31 Aye 21 No
Benefits 4% aligned 52 shared votes
19 Aye 33 No
78 Aye 91 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 169 shared votes
91 Aye 78 No
40 Aye 110 No
Migration 3% aligned 150 shared votes
107 Aye 43 No
Most different by topic
40 Aye 24 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 64 shared votes
24 Aye 40 No
33 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
19 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 43 shared votes
24 Aye 19 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
89.9%
17% above average
Rank 20 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
2,136
2,376 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,016
47.6% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
1,120
52.4% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
11 years, 4 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Appearances
83
+0.7 vs Commons average
Rank 240 of 649
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
129
-14.5 vs Commons average
Rank 235 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
£1,201,891
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£201,413
11% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
209 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
164 of 171 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
46 of 48 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
45 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
57 of 60 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
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
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
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
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Motion to sit in private 11 Jul 2025
Tax
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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
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