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Sir Stephen Timms vs Ian Roome

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 Roome
Ian Roome
LD North Devon

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Ian Roome voted the same way 18% of the time, based on 253 shared comparable votes.

46 same votes 207 different votes 253 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 2 No
Democracy / Parliament 67% aligned 3 shared votes
2 Aye 1 No
6 Aye 4 No
Energy 60% aligned 10 shared votes
10 Aye 0 No
5 Aye 0 No
Digital / Online Safety 60% aligned 5 shared votes
3 Aye 2 No
8 Aye 4 No
Housing 58% aligned 12 shared votes
7 Aye 5 No
4 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 43% aligned 7 shared votes
6 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
5 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
4 Aye 5 No
1 Aye 3 No
Trade 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
16 Aye 10 No
Education 4% aligned 26 shared votes
11 Aye 15 No
8 Aye 13 No
Defence 5% aligned 21 shared votes
12 Aye 9 No
25 Aye 25 No
Tax 8% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 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
54.6 %
18 % below average
Rank 607 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
314
575 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
173
55.1 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
141
44.9 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 1 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
86
+8.1 vs Commons average
Rank 208 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
113
-25.3 vs Commons average
Rank 263 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
£156,328
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£156,328
31 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Environment / Climate
8 of 9 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
26 of 30 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
3 of 4 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Trade
5 of 7 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Education
35 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4 22 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
Where they voted the same
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
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026 22 Apr 2026
Cost of Living Energy
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
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