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Sir Stephen Timms vs Mark Garnier

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

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Sir Stephen Timms
Lab East Ham
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Mark Garnier
Con Wyre Forest

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Mark Garnier voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,605 shared comparable votes.

69 same votes 1,536 different votes 1,605 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
109 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 5% aligned 184 shared votes
77 Aye 107 No
26 Aye 14 No
Energy 5% aligned 40 shared votes
16 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 18 No
Benefits 5% aligned 42 shared votes
16 Aye 26 No
35 Aye 103 No
Migration 4% aligned 138 shared votes
100 Aye 38 No
31 Aye 34 No
Transport 3% aligned 65 shared votes
36 Aye 29 No
Most different by topic
33 Aye 24 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 57 shared votes
24 Aye 33 No
26 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 56 shared votes
30 Aye 26 No
29 Aye 21 No
Housing 0% aligned 50 shared votes
21 Aye 29 No
18 Aye 24 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
15 Aye 22 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 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 233 of 649
Participation
83.6 %
11 % above average
Rank 127 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,974
2,361 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
962
48.7 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
1,012
51.3 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
23
1.2 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
16 years, 3 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
80
+2.1 vs Commons average
Rank 237 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
248
+109.7 vs Commons average
Rank 80 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
£2,564,250
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£260,744
15 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
22
7 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
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
210 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
64 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Devolution / Local Government
59 of 66 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Migration
152 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 12 May 2025
Migration
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 10 16 Jan 2024
Migration
No
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