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Sir Stephen Timms vs Mr David Lammy

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 Mr David Lammy
Mr David Lammy
Lab Tottenham

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Mr David Lammy voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,082 shared comparable votes.

1,081 same votes 1 different votes 1,082 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
104 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
104 Aye 74 No
91 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
91 Aye 36 No
48 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
48 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No
26 Aye 32 No
Trade 100% aligned 58 shared votes
26 Aye 32 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 4 No
Energy 96% aligned 26 shared votes
21 Aye 5 No
104 Aye 74 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 178 shared votes
104 Aye 74 No
91 Aye 36 No
Tax 100% aligned 127 shared votes
91 Aye 36 No
48 Aye 63 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 111 shared votes
48 Aye 63 No
27 Aye 40 No
Migration 100% aligned 67 shared votes
27 Aye 40 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

78.7 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 647
Participation
49.2 %
24 % below average
Rank 622 of 647
1,832
2,328 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,146
2,328 eligible divisions
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
691
60.3 % of votes cast
818
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
455
39.7 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
9
0.8 % of votes cast
32 years, 0 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
25 years, 11 months
Since 22 Jun 2000

Debates

54
-11.5 vs Commons average
Rank 321 of 647
Appearances
60
-5.5 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 647
156
+39.1 vs Commons average
Rank 128 of 647
Contributions
746
+629.1 vs Commons average
Rank 5 of 647

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,872,069
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£268,880
19 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#2
Trade
58 of 88 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Defence
37 of 59 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
43 of 69 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
#5
NHS / Health
32 of 56 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
Aye
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o) 20 May 2026
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
No
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over motion 27 Apr 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API