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Sir Stephen Timms vs Mr Richard Holden

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 Richard Holden
Mr Richard Holden
Con Basildon and Billericay

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Mr Richard Holden voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,048 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,001 different votes 1,048 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
24 Aye 7 No
Energy 6% aligned 31 shared votes
9 Aye 22 No
16 Aye 20 No
Benefits 6% aligned 36 shared votes
18 Aye 18 No
34 Aye 83 No
Migration 3% aligned 117 shared votes
79 Aye 38 No
17 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 32 shared votes
16 Aye 16 No
50 Aye 66 No
Crime / Justice 3% aligned 116 shared votes
63 Aye 53 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 55 shared votes
26 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
27 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
20 Aye 27 No
19 Aye 19 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 38 shared votes
19 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 20 No
Trade 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 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
79.4%
7% above average
Rank 214 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,317
1,658 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
645
49.0% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
672
51.0% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
2
0.2% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
44
-39.6 vs Commons average
Rank 486 of 650
199
+53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Contributions
64
-81.7 vs Commons average
Rank 465 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
£1,267,818
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£332,582
47% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
6
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
Foreign Affairs
49 of 50 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
60 of 63 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
47 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Housing
47 of 54 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
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
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
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 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
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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