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Sir Stephen Timms vs Ms Abena Oppong-Asare

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 Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
Lab Erith and Thamesmead

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Ms Abena Oppong-Asare voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,153 shared comparable votes.

1,152 same votes 1 different votes 1,153 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
90 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
90 Aye 51 No
64 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
64 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
37 Aye 99 No
26 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
90 Aye 51 No
Tax 100% aligned 141 shared votes
90 Aye 51 No
64 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 138 shared votes
64 Aye 74 No
37 Aye 99 No
Migration 100% aligned 136 shared votes
37 Aye 99 No
26 Aye 30 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
26 Aye 30 No
33 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 56 shared votes
33 Aye 23 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 231 of 650
Participation
76.1%
4% above average
Rank 283 of 650
1,888
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,285
1,688 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
682
53.1% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
603
46.9% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
14
1.1% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

58
-33.0 vs Commons average
Rank 427 of 650
Appearances
25
-66.0 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 650
203
+44.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 650
Contributions
29
-129.5 vs Commons average
Rank 592 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
£1,232,393
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£288,312
27% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
1 registered category
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Education
63 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Migration
139 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
40 of 45 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Defence
61 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Work / Employment
60 of 70 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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