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Sir Stephen Timms vs Ms Diane Abbott

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 Diane Abbott
Ms Diane Abbott
Ind Hackney North and Stoke Newington

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Ms Diane Abbott voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,371 shared comparable votes.

1,346 same votes 25 different votes 1,371 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
112 Aye 67 No
Tax 100% aligned 179 shared votes
112 Aye 67 No
27 Aye 29 No
Transport 100% aligned 56 shared votes
27 Aye 29 No
25 Aye 21 No
Defence 100% aligned 46 shared votes
25 Aye 21 No
22 Aye 19 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 41 shared votes
22 Aye 19 No
24 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 38 shared votes
24 Aye 14 No
Most different by topic
27 Aye 23 No
Benefits 84% aligned 50 shared votes
29 Aye 21 No
34 Aye 16 No
Education 96% aligned 50 shared votes
34 Aye 16 No
21 Aye 9 No
Energy 97% aligned 30 shared votes
20 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 13 No
Digital / Online Safety 97% aligned 32 shared votes
18 Aye 14 No
21 Aye 17 No
Housing 97% aligned 38 shared votes
22 Aye 16 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 648
Participation
65.7 %
8 % below average
Rank 510 of 648
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,519
2,312 eligible divisions
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
850
56.0 % of votes cast
818
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
669
44.0 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
n/a
rebellion not calculated
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
38 years, 11 months
Since 11 Jun 1987

Debates

53
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 648
Appearances
13
-46.9 vs Commons average
Rank 604 of 648
155
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
Contributions
16
-91.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,702,592
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£270,312
20 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
0
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
Defence
49 of 59 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
175 of 211 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Trade
70 of 88 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Work / Employment
58 of 75 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#5
Migration
127 of 169 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice Digital / Online Safety Work / Employment
No
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 38 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: Clause 2, as amended, and Clause 3 stand part 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16 9 Mar 2026
Education
Aye
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