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Sir Stephen Timms vs Greg Smith

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 Greg Smith
Greg Smith
Con Mid Buckinghamshire

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Greg Smith voted the same way 3% of the time, based on 1,147 shared comparable votes.

38 same votes 1,109 different votes 1,147 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
23 Aye 8 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
10 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 20 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
18 Aye 24 No
88 Aye 56 No
Tax 3% aligned 144 shared votes
51 Aye 93 No
18 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 33 shared votes
16 Aye 17 No
61 Aye 78 No
Crime / Justice 1% aligned 139 shared votes
76 Aye 63 No
Most different by topic
30 Aye 27 No
Defence 0% aligned 57 shared votes
27 Aye 30 No
32 Aye 22 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
22 Aye 32 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 49 shared votes
18 Aye 31 No
14 Aye 31 No
Transport 0% aligned 45 shared votes
31 Aye 14 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 233 of 649
Participation
88.8 %
16 % above average
Rank 31 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,459
1,643 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
710
48.7 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
749
51.3 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
21
1.4 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
200
+122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 14 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
235
+96.7 vs Commons average
Rank 94 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
£1,059,267
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£286,530
27 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
63 of 63 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
50 of 50 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
52 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
149 of 154 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Environment / Climate
42 of 44 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
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
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
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