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Sir Stephen Timms vs Jim McMahon

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Jim McMahon voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,548 shared comparable votes.

1,543 same votes 5 different votes 1,548 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
136 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
136 Aye 78 No
72 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
72 Aye 76 No
34 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
34 Aye 103 No
35 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 70 shared votes
35 Aye 35 No
48 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 69 shared votes
48 Aye 21 No
Most different by topic
104 Aye 65 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 169 shared votes
107 Aye 62 No
28 Aye 35 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
27 Aye 36 No
136 Aye 78 No
Tax 100% aligned 214 shared votes
136 Aye 78 No
72 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 148 shared votes
72 Aye 76 No
34 Aye 103 No
Migration 100% aligned 137 shared votes
34 Aye 103 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
71.7 %
1 % below average
Rank 388 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,693
2,361 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
951
56.2 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
742
43.8 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
0.6 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
10 years, 8 months
Since 3 Dec 2015

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
77
-0.9 vs Commons average
Rank 258 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
101
-37.3 vs Commons average
Rank 314 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
£1,972,637
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£264,252
17 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
64 of 69 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Education
80 of 96 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
55 of 66 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
139 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Brexit / EU
170 of 211 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API