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Sir Stephen Timms vs Mrs Elsie Blundell

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 Mrs Elsie Blundell
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Lab Heywood and Middleton North

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Mrs Elsie Blundell voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 360 shared comparable votes.

360 same votes 0 different votes 360 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
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 35 No
Tax 100% aligned 78 shared votes
43 Aye 35 No
26 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
26 Aye 14 No
14 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 35 shared votes
14 Aye 21 No
18 Aye 8 No
Housing 100% aligned 26 shared votes
18 Aye 8 No
10 Aye 15 No
Defence 100% aligned 25 shared votes
10 Aye 15 No

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

Voting record

78.6 %
6 % above average
Rank 235 of 649
Participation
83.5 %
11 % above average
Rank 131 of 649
1,850
2,354 eligible divisions
Total votes
474
568 eligible divisions
1,020
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
235
49.6 % of votes cast
830
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
239
50.4 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
10
2.1 % of votes cast
32 years, 1 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 0 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

55
-20.1 vs Commons average
Rank 372 of 649
Appearances
59
-16.1 vs Commons average
Rank 349 of 649
209
+75.7 vs Commons average
Rank 108 of 649
Contributions
84
-49.3 vs Commons average
Rank 363 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
£161,906
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£161,906
28 % below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
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
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Democracy / Parliament
10 of 10 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#3
Housing
30 of 31 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Work / Employment
67 of 75 votes
#5
Education
48 of 50 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
No
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
No
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