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Sir Stephen Timms vs Pete Wishart

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 Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart
SNP Perth and Kinross-shire

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Pete Wishart voted the same way 91% of the time, based on 1,060 shared comparable votes.

968 same votes 92 different votes 1,060 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
98 Aye 75 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 173 shared votes
98 Aye 75 No
6 Aye 3 No
Environment / Climate 100% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
7 Aye 2 No
NHS / Health 100% aligned 9 shared votes
7 Aye 2 No
3 Aye 1 No
Housing 100% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No
35 Aye 21 No
Foreign Affairs 98% aligned 56 shared votes
34 Aye 22 No
Most different by topic
20 Aye 6 No
Energy 65% aligned 26 shared votes
15 Aye 11 No
25 Aye 23 No
Benefits 79% aligned 48 shared votes
29 Aye 19 No
99 Aye 48 No
Tax 81% aligned 147 shared votes
99 Aye 48 No
25 Aye 12 No
Digital / Online Safety 81% aligned 37 shared votes
22 Aye 15 No
22 Aye 19 No
Work / Employment 88% aligned 41 shared votes
21 Aye 20 No

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

Voting record

79.2 %
6 % above average
Rank 232 of 648
Participation
55.2 %
18 % below average
Rank 606 of 648
1,832
2,312 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,276
2,312 eligible divisions
1,014
55.3 % of votes cast
Aye votes
709
55.6 % of votes cast
818
44.7 % of votes cast
No votes
567
44.4 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.1 % of votes cast
31 years, 11 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
24 years, 11 months
Since 7 Jun 2001

Debates

53
-6.9 vs Commons average
Rank 295 of 648
Appearances
55
-4.9 vs Commons average
Rank 278 of 648
155
+47.1 vs Commons average
Rank 110 of 648
Contributions
69
-38.9 vs Commons average
Rank 341 of 648

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

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,971,117
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£294,385
30 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
2 registered categories
0
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
Brexit / EU
195 of 211 votes
Defence
55 of 59 votes
#2
Migration
145 of 169 votes
Environment / Climate
41 of 45 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
59 of 69 votes
Migration
152 of 169 votes
#4
Trade
75 of 88 votes
Transport
78 of 87 votes
#5
Cost of Living
8 of 10 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
King's Speech Motion for an Address 20 May 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
Aye
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye
No
Opposition day: Fuel duty 18 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
Aye
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V 28 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Children's School and Wellbeing Bill: Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 27 Apr 2026
Education
Aye
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on its Amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P and propose Amendments (a) to (f) 27 Apr 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
No
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 27 Jan 2026
No
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
Aye
Aye
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 19 Nov 2025
Migration
Aye
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