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Sir Stephen Timms vs Liz Kendall

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.


Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Liz Kendall voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,443 shared comparable votes.

1,434 same votes 9 different votes 1,443 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
120 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
120 Aye 65 No
55 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
55 Aye 76 No
40 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
40 Aye 84 No
32 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 No
41 Aye 22 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 63 shared votes
41 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
109 Aye 72 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 181 shared votes
112 Aye 69 No
120 Aye 65 No
Tax 100% aligned 185 shared votes
120 Aye 65 No
55 Aye 76 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 131 shared votes
55 Aye 76 No
40 Aye 84 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
40 Aye 84 No
32 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 66 shared votes
32 Aye 34 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 228 of 650
Participation
64.3%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 650
1,878
2,391 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,538
2,391 eligible divisions
1,030
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
877
57.0% of votes cast
848
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
661
43.0% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.1% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
16 years, 5 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
35
-51.9 vs Commons average
Rank 532 of 650
221
+69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
483
+331.6 vs Commons average
Rank 28 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
£2,620,750
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£249,722
10% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
4
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
66 of 70 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
65 of 70 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
184 of 211 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
NHS / Health
44 of 56 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#4
Benefits
62 of 81 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API