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Sir Stephen Timms vs Emma Lewell

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 Emma Lewell
Emma Lewell
Lab South Shields

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Emma Lewell voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,539 shared comparable votes.

1,515 same votes 24 different votes 1,539 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
133 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
133 Aye 74 No
32 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 129 shared votes
32 Aye 97 No
60 Aye 65 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 125 shared votes
60 Aye 65 No
38 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 78 shared votes
38 Aye 40 No
48 Aye 18 No
Education 100% aligned 66 shared votes
48 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 21 No
Benefits 88% aligned 48 shared votes
27 Aye 21 No
42 Aye 26 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 68 shared votes
45 Aye 23 No
96 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 163 shared votes
103 Aye 60 No
35 Aye 38 No
Trade 99% aligned 73 shared votes
34 Aye 39 No
133 Aye 74 No
Tax 100% aligned 207 shared votes
133 Aye 74 No

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

Voting record

78.4%
6% above average
Rank 236 of 650
Participation
70.9%
2% below average
Rank 402 of 650
1,895
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,713
2,417 eligible divisions
1,041
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
950
55.5% of votes cast
854
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
763
44.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
36
2.1% of votes cast
32 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
13 years, 6 months
Since 2 May 2013

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
89
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 268 of 650
201
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Contributions
76
-88.6 vs Commons average
Rank 459 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
£2,461,712
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£300,553
33% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
8
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
5
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
Foreign Affairs
76 of 82 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
84 of 98 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Democracy / Parliament
40 of 47 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
77 of 94 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Education
78 of 96 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 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
draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No.2) Regulations 2021 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Aye
Health Protection (Entry to venues etc) SI No 1416 14 Dec 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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