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Sir Stephen Timms vs Olivia Blake

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 Olivia Blake
Olivia Blake
Lab Sheffield Hallam

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Olivia Blake voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,105 shared comparable votes.

1,086 same votes 19 different votes 1,105 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
95 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
95 Aye 55 No
45 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
45 Aye 71 No
38 Aye 17 No
Education 100% aligned 55 shared votes
38 Aye 17 No
37 Aye 16 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 53 shared votes
37 Aye 16 No
23 Aye 27 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 50 shared votes
23 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 19 No
Benefits 86% aligned 44 shared votes
25 Aye 19 No
14 Aye 10 No
Housing 96% aligned 24 shared votes
15 Aye 9 No
37 Aye 87 No
Migration 98% aligned 124 shared votes
39 Aye 85 No
95 Aye 55 No
Tax 100% aligned 150 shared votes
95 Aye 55 No
45 Aye 71 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 116 shared votes
45 Aye 71 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 236 of 650
Participation
74.4%
2% above average
Rank 321 of 650
1,895
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,264
1,699 eligible divisions
1,041
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
664
52.5% of votes cast
854
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
600
47.5% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
10
0.8% of votes cast
32 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 566 of 650
201
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Contributions
38
-126.6 vs Commons average
Rank 580 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
£1,408,648
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£300,839
33% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
2
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
66 of 69 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Work / Employment
59 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Transport
55 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Migration
126 of 154 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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 Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
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