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Sir Stephen Timms vs Paula Barker

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 Paula Barker
Paula Barker
Lab Liverpool Wavertree

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Paula Barker voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,172 shared comparable votes.

1,155 same votes 17 different votes 1,172 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
65 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
65 Aye 74 No
81 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
81 Aye 53 No
29 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
29 Aye 96 No
30 Aye 32 No
Defence 100% aligned 62 shared votes
30 Aye 32 No
38 Aye 23 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 61 shared votes
38 Aye 23 No
Most different by topic
25 Aye 23 No
Benefits 88% aligned 48 shared votes
25 Aye 23 No
33 Aye 15 No
Education 98% aligned 48 shared votes
32 Aye 16 No
65 Aye 74 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 139 shared votes
65 Aye 74 No
81 Aye 53 No
Tax 100% aligned 134 shared votes
81 Aye 53 No
29 Aye 96 No
Migration 100% aligned 125 shared votes
29 Aye 96 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
79.3%
7% above average
Rank 212 of 650
1,888
2,405 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,338
1,687 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
694
51.9% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
644
48.1% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
9
0.7% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

62
-26.8 vs Commons average
Rank 389 of 650
Appearances
86
-2.8 vs Commons average
Rank 261 of 650
225
+70.2 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
83
-71.8 vs Commons average
Rank 422 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
£1,383,596
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£322,425
43% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
2
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
Housing
52 of 54 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
NHS / Health
45 of 47 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Defence
67 of 70 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 45 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Work / Employment
63 of 70 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 Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
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
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
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 4 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 52 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 23 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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