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Sir Stephen Timms vs Ian Lavery

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 Lavery
Ian Lavery
Lab Blyth and Ashington

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Ian Lavery voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,664 shared comparable votes.

1,643 same votes 21 different votes 1,664 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
140 Aye 79 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
140 Aye 79 No
37 Aye 37 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
37 Aye 37 No
36 Aye 29 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 31 No
Defence 100% aligned 60 shared votes
29 Aye 31 No
37 Aye 20 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
37 Aye 20 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 22 No
Benefits 89% aligned 55 shared votes
33 Aye 22 No
28 Aye 23 No
Housing 98% aligned 51 shared votes
29 Aye 22 No
107 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 172 shared votes
110 Aye 62 No
53 Aye 18 No
Education 99% aligned 71 shared votes
52 Aye 19 No
36 Aye 35 No
Trade 99% aligned 71 shared votes
35 Aye 36 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
Participation
76.4%
4% above average
Rank 275 of 650
1,878
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,825
2,390 eligible divisions
1,030
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,010
55.3% of votes cast
848
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
815
44.7% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
23
1.3% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
91
+4.1 vs Commons average
Rank 233 of 650
221
+69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
116
-35.4 vs Commons average
Rank 305 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
£3,105,352
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£309,158
37% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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

Foreign Affairs
66 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
50 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#4
Work / Employment
71 of 80 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
149 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No 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
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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