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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 370 shared comparable votes.

370 same votes 0 different votes 370 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

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
Participation
82.9%
10% above average
Rank 135 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
489
590 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
240
49.1% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
249
50.9% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
10
2.0% of votes cast
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-30.7 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 649
Appearances
66
-17.7 vs Commons average
Rank 339 of 649
199
+53.1 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 649
Contributions
92
-53.9 vs Commons average
Rank 365 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
4
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
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Devolution / Local Government
23 of 24 votes

Recent voting overlap

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

Where they voted the same
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 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
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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