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Sir Stephen Timms vs Michael Shanks

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 Michael Shanks
Michael Shanks
Lab Rutherglen

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Michael Shanks voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 415 shared comparable votes.

415 same votes 0 different votes 415 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
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 No
Most different by topic
45 Aye 29 No
Tax 100% aligned 74 shared votes
45 Aye 29 No
22 Aye 14 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
22 Aye 10 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
22 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 12 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 31 shared votes
19 Aye 12 No
6 Aye 24 No
Migration 100% aligned 30 shared votes
6 Aye 24 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 649
Participation
64.4%
8% below average
Rank 525 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
501
778 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
236
47.1% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
265
52.9% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
5
1.0% of votes cast
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 11 months
Since 5 Oct 2023

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Appearances
99
+16.7 vs Commons average
Rank 170 of 649
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
407
+263.5 vs Commons average
Rank 34 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
£340,820
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£272,859
21% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
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
Trade
13 of 14 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Benefits
27 of 31 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Work / Employment
38 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
28 of 34 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Energy
20 of 26 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
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
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
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Voting source Commons Votes API