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Sir Stephen Timms vs Liam Byrne

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 Liam Byrne
Liam Byrne
Lab Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Liam Byrne voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,428 shared comparable votes.

1,423 same votes 5 different votes 1,428 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
118 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
118 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
31 Aye 101 No
59 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
59 Aye 60 No
28 Aye 35 No
Transport 100% aligned 63 shared votes
28 Aye 35 No
39 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
39 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
108 Aye 66 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 174 shared votes
111 Aye 63 No
30 Aye 33 No
Trade 98% aligned 63 shared votes
29 Aye 34 No
118 Aye 63 No
Tax 100% aligned 181 shared votes
118 Aye 63 No
31 Aye 101 No
Migration 100% aligned 132 shared votes
31 Aye 101 No
59 Aye 60 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 119 shared votes
59 Aye 60 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 232 of 649
Participation
65.7%
7% below average
Rank 507 of 649
1,859
2,368 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,555
2,368 eligible divisions
1,022
55.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
865
55.6% of votes cast
837
45.0% of votes cast
No votes
690
44.4% of votes cast
13
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
6
0.4% of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
22 years, 1 months
Since 15 Jul 2004

Debates

50
-30.0 vs Commons average
Rank 435 of 649
Appearances
44
-36.0 vs Commons average
Rank 470 of 649
192
+52.6 vs Commons average
Rank 134 of 649
Contributions
61
-78.4 vs Commons average
Rank 460 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£3,073,714
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£280,258
24% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
2 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Environment / Climate
42 of 48 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Work / Employment
62 of 77 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
133 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
Aye
Motion on National Policy Statement and New Runway Capacity 25 Jun 2018
No rebel
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
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