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Sir Stephen Timms vs Neil O'Brien

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 Neil O'Brien
Neil O'Brien
Con Harborough, Oadby and Wigston

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Neil O'Brien voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,450 shared comparable votes.

58 same votes 1,392 different votes 1,450 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
92 Aye 67 No
Brexit / EU 6% aligned 159 shared votes
68 Aye 91 No
26 Aye 12 No
Energy 5% aligned 38 shared votes
14 Aye 24 No
24 Aye 21 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
19 Aye 26 No
31 Aye 35 No
Transport 3% aligned 66 shared votes
37 Aye 29 No
20 Aye 15 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 35 shared votes
16 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
27 Aye 27 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 54 shared votes
27 Aye 27 No
18 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 41 shared votes
23 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 21 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 39 shared votes
21 Aye 18 No
26 Aye 10 No
Digital / Online Safety 0% aligned 36 shared votes
10 Aye 26 No

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

Voting record

78.4 %
6 % above average
Rank 233 of 649
Participation
84.8 %
12 % above average
Rank 101 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,786
2,106 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
881
49.3 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
905
50.7 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
6
0.3 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
9 years, 2 months
Since 8 Jun 2017

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
16
-61.9 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
23
-115.3 vs Commons average
Rank 588 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
£1,900,002
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£311,946
38 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
1
1 registered category
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
Foreign Affairs
67 of 69 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
44 of 46 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Brexit / EU
178 of 188 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
66 of 71 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Trade
80 of 87 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
No
No
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers 23 Jun 2026
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 22 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
No
Closure motion 16 May 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Instruction (No. 3) 21 May 2024
Transport
Aye
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