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Sir Stephen Timms vs Naz Shah

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 Naz Shah
Naz Shah
Lab Bradford West

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Naz Shah voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 1,418 shared comparable votes.

1,412 same votes 6 different votes 1,418 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
105 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
105 Aye 68 No
65 Aye 92 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
65 Aye 92 No
31 Aye 83 No
Migration 100% aligned 114 shared votes
31 Aye 83 No
31 Aye 34 No
Transport 100% aligned 65 shared votes
31 Aye 34 No
41 Aye 16 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 57 shared votes
41 Aye 16 No
Most different by topic
22 Aye 13 No
Energy 97% aligned 35 shared votes
21 Aye 14 No
106 Aye 63 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 169 shared votes
109 Aye 60 No
37 Aye 31 No
Trade 99% aligned 68 shared votes
36 Aye 32 No
105 Aye 68 No
Tax 100% aligned 173 shared votes
105 Aye 68 No
65 Aye 92 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 157 shared votes
65 Aye 92 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 230 of 650
Participation
65.2%
7% below average
Rank 513 of 650
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,568
2,405 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
870
55.5% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
698
44.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
16
1.0% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 391 of 650
Appearances
21
-67.8 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
225
+70.4 vs Commons average
Rank 119 of 650
Contributions
25
-129.6 vs Commons average
Rank 600 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
£2,337,527
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£312,636
38% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
9
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

Defence
64 of 71 votes
#1
Housing
57 of 67 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
40 of 49 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
45 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Brexit / EU
170 of 212 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Trade
72 of 94 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye rebel
EU - Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) 12 Sept 2018
Trade
No
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Third Reading 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Committee of the whole House Clauses 1 and 2 stand part 8 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
No rebel
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Second Reading 1 Feb 2017
Brexit / EU
Aye
Aye
Renewal of Trident nuclear weapons system 18 Jul 2016
Energy
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
No
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax 14 Oct 2026
Tax
No
No
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants 14 Oct 2026
No
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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Voting source Commons Votes API