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Sir Stephen Timms vs Ian Byrne

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 Ian Byrne
Ian Byrne
Lab Liverpool West Derby

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Ian Byrne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,100 shared comparable votes.

1,079 same votes 21 different votes 1,100 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
98 Aye 44 No
Tax 100% aligned 142 shared votes
98 Aye 44 No
36 Aye 18 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 54 shared votes
36 Aye 18 No
25 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 53 shared votes
25 Aye 28 No
31 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 52 shared votes
31 Aye 21 No
26 Aye 23 No
Defence 100% aligned 49 shared votes
26 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 22 No
Benefits 83% aligned 47 shared votes
27 Aye 20 No
38 Aye 13 No
Education 96% aligned 51 shared votes
38 Aye 13 No
18 Aye 12 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
19 Aye 11 No
57 Aye 67 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 124 shared votes
56 Aye 68 No
38 Aye 88 No
Migration 98% aligned 126 shared votes
36 Aye 90 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
72.7%
same as average
Rank 362 of 650
1,895
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,235
1,699 eligible divisions
1,041
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
674
54.6% of votes cast
854
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
561
45.4% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
26
2.1% of votes cast
32 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
61
-33.5 vs Commons average
Rank 423 of 650
201
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Contributions
109
-55.6 vs Commons average
Rank 357 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
£1,324,572
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£284,893
26% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
57 of 63 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Education
61 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Digital / Online Safety
37 of 44 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Migration
128 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No 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
Where they voted the same
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
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
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