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Sir Stephen Timms vs Kim Johnson

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 Kim Johnson
Kim Johnson
Lab Liverpool Riverside

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Kim Johnson voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,037 shared comparable votes.

1,024 same votes 13 different votes 1,037 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
80 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
80 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
15 Aye 94 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 52 shared votes
24 Aye 28 No
15 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 50 shared votes
15 Aye 35 No
37 Aye 8 No
Education 100% aligned 45 shared votes
37 Aye 8 No
Most different by topic
23 Aye 18 No
Benefits 85% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
16 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 26 shared votes
17 Aye 9 No
56 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 122 shared votes
54 Aye 68 No
80 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 131 shared votes
80 Aye 51 No
15 Aye 94 No
Migration 100% aligned 109 shared votes
15 Aye 94 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 230 of 650
Participation
69.8%
3% below average
Rank 428 of 650
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,178
1,687 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
598
50.8% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
580
49.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.2% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
100
+11.2 vs Commons average
Rank 198 of 650
225
+70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
109
-45.6 vs Commons average
Rank 335 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
£1,233,187
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£286,858
27% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
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
Devolution / Local Government
48 of 55 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Transport
55 of 65 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
52 of 64 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Education
56 of 69 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Democracy / Parliament
33 of 41 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No 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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
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