Compare

Sir Stephen Timms vs Jim Allister

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 Jim Allister
Jim Allister
TUV North Antrim

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Jim Allister voted the same way 15% of the time, based on 324 shared comparable votes.

48 same votes 276 different votes 324 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
4 Aye 4 No
Migration 50% aligned 8 shared votes
4 Aye 4 No
2 Aye 8 No
Democracy / Parliament 30% aligned 10 shared votes
7 Aye 3 No
10 Aye 6 No
Housing 25% aligned 16 shared votes
10 Aye 6 No
18 Aye 20 No
Crime / Justice 21% aligned 38 shared votes
16 Aye 22 No
1 Aye 4 No
NHS / Health 20% aligned 5 shared votes
5 Aye 0 No
Most different by topic
9 Aye 4 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 13 shared votes
4 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 3 No
Energy 0% aligned 11 shared votes
3 Aye 8 No
5 Aye 5 No
Transport 0% aligned 10 shared votes
5 Aye 5 No
3 Aye 3 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 6 shared votes
3 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 2 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 4 shared votes
2 Aye 2 No

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

Voting record

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 232 of 649
Participation
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 435 of 649
1,857
2,366 eligible divisions
Total votes
405
580 eligible divisions
1,022
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
198
48.9% of votes cast
835
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
207
51.1% 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, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

50
-28.7 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
Appearances
197
+118.3 vs Commons average
Rank 19 of 649
192
+54.9 vs Commons average
Rank 131 of 649
Contributions
255
+117.9 vs Commons average
Rank 77 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
£209,116
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£209,116
8% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Education
42 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Tax
90 of 112 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
11 of 14 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 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
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part 13 Jan 2026
Tax
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API