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Sir Stephen Timms vs Rebecca Long Bailey

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 Rebecca Long Bailey
Rebecca Long Bailey
Lab Salford

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Rebecca Long Bailey voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 1,658 shared comparable votes.

1,639 same votes 19 different votes 1,658 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
124 Aye 76 No
Tax 100% aligned 200 shared votes
124 Aye 76 No
37 Aye 38 No
Trade 100% aligned 75 shared votes
37 Aye 38 No
36 Aye 38 No
Transport 100% aligned 74 shared votes
36 Aye 38 No
30 Aye 33 No
Defence 100% aligned 63 shared votes
30 Aye 33 No
42 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 60 shared votes
42 Aye 18 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 22 No
Benefits 89% aligned 57 shared votes
35 Aye 22 No
30 Aye 14 No
Energy 98% aligned 44 shared votes
29 Aye 15 No
108 Aye 68 No
Brexit / EU 98% aligned 176 shared votes
111 Aye 65 No
46 Aye 24 No
Education 99% aligned 70 shared votes
45 Aye 25 No
38 Aye 101 No
Migration 99% aligned 139 shared votes
37 Aye 102 No

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

Voting record

78.6%
6% above average
Rank 227 of 650
Participation
76.8%
4% above average
Rank 268 of 650
1,878
2,390 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,836
2,390 eligible divisions
1,030
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,014
55.2% of votes cast
848
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
822
44.8% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
26
1.4% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
11 years, 5 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

59
-27.9 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 650
Appearances
60
-26.9 vs Commons average
Rank 395 of 650
221
+69.6 vs Commons average
Rank 120 of 650
Contributions
61
-90.4 vs Commons average
Rank 476 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
£1,991,058
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£259,636
15% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
5
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
66 of 70 votes
#1
Defence
68 of 71 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
62 of 70 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Housing
59 of 67 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#4
Environment / Climate
42 of 49 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Transport
81 of 95 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments 14 Apr 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
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
Where they voted the same
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on the Right of Trade Unions to Access Workplaces 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Draft ACAS Code of Practice on Time Off for Trade Union Duties and Activities 14 Oct 2026
Trade Work / Employment
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Carry-over extension motion 13 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Third Reading 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18 13 Oct 2026
Crime / Justice
No
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