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Sir Stephen Timms vs John McDonnell

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 John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Lab Hayes and Harlington

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and John McDonnell voted the same way 97% of the time, based on 1,706 shared comparable votes.

1,657 same votes 49 different votes 1,706 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
142 Aye 77 No
Tax 100% aligned 219 shared votes
142 Aye 77 No
33 Aye 40 No
Transport 100% aligned 73 shared votes
33 Aye 40 No
38 Aye 29 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 67 shared votes
38 Aye 29 No
37 Aye 30 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 67 shared votes
37 Aye 30 No
29 Aye 29 No
Defence 100% aligned 58 shared votes
29 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
36 Aye 25 No
Benefits 87% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
50 Aye 19 No
Education 93% aligned 69 shared votes
47 Aye 22 No
32 Aye 15 No
Energy 94% aligned 47 shared votes
29 Aye 18 No
33 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 96% aligned 46 shared votes
33 Aye 13 No
39 Aye 111 No
Migration 97% aligned 150 shared votes
39 Aye 111 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 232 of 650
Participation
79.0%
7% above average
Rank 218 of 650
1,898
2,422 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,913
2,422 eligible divisions
1,042
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,039
54.3% of votes cast
856
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.7% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
24
1.3% of votes cast
32 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

60
-35.6 vs Commons average
Rank 433 of 650
Appearances
147
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 99 of 650
209
+42.6 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 650
Contributions
188
+21.6 vs Commons average
Rank 187 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
£2,684,777
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£269,647
19% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
7
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
75 of 82 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
73 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Migration
153 of 171 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Defence
63 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
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
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106 9 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Employers 11 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Opposition day: Welfare 11 Nov 2026
Benefits
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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
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