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Sir Stephen Timms vs Kate Osborne

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 Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Kate Osborne voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 962 shared comparable votes.

939 same votes 23 different votes 962 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
86 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
86 Aye 47 No
31 Aye 97 No
Migration 100% aligned 128 shared votes
31 Aye 97 No
27 Aye 18 No
Defence 100% aligned 45 shared votes
27 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
21 Aye 20 No
Benefits 83% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 13 No
Housing 97% aligned 30 shared votes
18 Aye 12 No
33 Aye 11 No
Education 98% aligned 44 shared votes
32 Aye 12 No
41 Aye 55 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 96 shared votes
42 Aye 54 No
86 Aye 47 No
Tax 100% aligned 133 shared votes
86 Aye 47 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 236 of 650
Participation
64.2%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,895
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,090
1,699 eligible divisions
1,041
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
560
51.4% of votes cast
854
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
530
48.6% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
32 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
11
-83.5 vs Commons average
Rank 624 of 650
201
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Contributions
12
-152.6 vs Commons average
Rank 622 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
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
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
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
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