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Sir Stephen Timms vs Josh Newbury

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 Josh Newbury
Josh Newbury
Lab Cannock Chase

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Josh Newbury voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 374 shared comparable votes.

374 same votes 0 different votes 374 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
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No
Most different by topic
42 Aye 32 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
42 Aye 32 No
22 Aye 25 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 47 shared votes
22 Aye 25 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
27 Aye 9 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
27 Aye 9 No
8 Aye 12 No
Benefits 100% aligned 20 shared votes
8 Aye 12 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 648
Participation
89.4 %
16 % above average
Rank 35 of 648
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
470
526 eligible divisions
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
250
53.2 % of votes cast
818
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
220
46.8 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
2.6 % of votes cast
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-7.4 vs Commons average
Rank 297 of 648
Appearances
110
+49.6 vs Commons average
Rank 63 of 648
155
+46.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
Contributions
126
+17.1 vs Commons average
Rank 158 of 648

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£109,414
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£109,414
52 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
0
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
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 23 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#2
Migration
11 of 11 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
6 of 6 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#5
Trade
4 of 4 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 3 Jun 2026
Aye
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 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
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
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