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Sir Stephen Timms vs Melanie Onn

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 Melanie Onn
Melanie Onn
Lab Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Melanie Onn voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 888 shared comparable votes.

871 same votes 17 different votes 888 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
89 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
89 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 No
24 Aye 18 No
Transport 100% aligned 42 shared votes
24 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 19 No
Trade 100% aligned 37 shared votes
18 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
81 Aye 46 No
Brexit / EU 96% aligned 127 shared votes
86 Aye 41 No
16 Aye 12 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 28 shared votes
17 Aye 11 No
89 Aye 64 No
Tax 100% aligned 153 shared votes
89 Aye 64 No
41 Aye 24 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 65 shared votes
41 Aye 24 No
37 Aye 21 No
Education 100% aligned 58 shared votes
37 Aye 21 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
74.6%
2% above average
Rank 319 of 650
1,895
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
471
631 eligible divisions
1,041
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
49.5% of votes cast
854
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
238
50.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
1
0.2% of votes cast
32 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
122
+27.5 vs Commons average
Rank 148 of 650
201
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Contributions
182
+17.4 vs Commons average
Rank 190 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
£1,014,663
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£201,216
11% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
Foreign Affairs
17 of 17 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Trade
9 of 10 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Devolution / Local Government
21 of 24 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Energy
17 of 20 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Tax
102 of 121 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
No
No rebel
Closure motion 16 May 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
Aye
No
Second Reading: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 22 Oct 2019
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
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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