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Sir Stephen Timms vs Hannah Spencer

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 Hannah Spencer
Hannah Spencer
Green Gorton and Denton

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Hannah Spencer voted the same way 44% of the time, based on 72 shared comparable votes.

32 same votes 40 different votes 72 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
1 Aye 6 No
Tax 71% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 2 No
Energy 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
1 Aye 2 No
Transport 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
10 Aye 0 No
Education 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
0 Aye 10 No
Defence 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
Most different by topic
12 Aye 0 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 12 shared votes
0 Aye 12 No
3 Aye 1 No
Migration 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
14 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 27% aligned 15 shared votes
5 Aye 10 No
0 Aye 10 No
Defence 40% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 No
10 Aye 0 No
Education 60% aligned 10 shared votes
6 Aye 4 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
80.9 %
8 % above average
Rank 187 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
114
141 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
51
44.7 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
63
55.3 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
32 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
5 months
Since 26 Feb 2026

Debates

55
-22.6 vs Commons average
Rank 386 of 649
Appearances
36
-41.6 vs Commons average
Rank 511 of 649
209
+71.1 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 649
Contributions
39
-98.9 vs Commons average
Rank 536 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
£0
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
n/a
average unavailable
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
15
4 registered categories
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
Devolution / Local Government
13 of 13 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Migration
4 of 4 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
3 of 3 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
3 of 3 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Education
15 of 16 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 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
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
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