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Sir Stephen Timms vs Paul Waugh

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 Paul Waugh
Paul Waugh
Lab Rochdale

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Paul Waugh voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 401 shared comparable votes.

401 same votes 0 different votes 401 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
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
43 Aye 38 No
Tax 100% aligned 81 shared votes
43 Aye 38 No
25 Aye 15 No
Education 100% aligned 40 shared votes
25 Aye 15 No
12 Aye 21 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 33 shared votes
12 Aye 21 No
9 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 28 shared votes
9 Aye 19 No
19 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 28 shared votes
19 Aye 9 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 228 of 649
Participation
87.8%
15% above average
Rank 48 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
518
590 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
258
49.8% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
260
50.2% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
11
2.1% of votes cast
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Appearances
129
+46.7 vs Commons average
Rank 96 of 649
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
159
+15.5 vs Commons average
Rank 180 of 649

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£174,781
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£174,781
23% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
2 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Energy
20 of 20 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Migration
13 of 13 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

These MPs agreed on every division where both voted in the current comparison sample.

Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Motion to sit in private 4 Sept 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 65 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
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