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Sir Stephen Timms vs Richard Burgon

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 Richard Burgon
Richard Burgon
Lab Leeds East

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Richard Burgon voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,726 shared comparable votes.

1,695 same votes 31 different votes 1,726 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
144 Aye 81 No
Tax 100% aligned 225 shared votes
144 Aye 81 No
37 Aye 39 No
Transport 100% aligned 76 shared votes
37 Aye 39 No
37 Aye 32 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 69 shared votes
37 Aye 32 No
38 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 65 shared votes
38 Aye 27 No
28 Aye 28 No
Defence 100% aligned 56 shared votes
28 Aye 28 No
Most different by topic
35 Aye 24 No
Benefits 86% aligned 59 shared votes
37 Aye 22 No
47 Aye 23 No
Education 96% aligned 70 shared votes
46 Aye 24 No
34 Aye 16 No
Energy 96% aligned 50 shared votes
32 Aye 18 No
18 Aye 22 No
Housing 98% aligned 40 shared votes
19 Aye 21 No
86 Aye 77 No
Crime / Justice 98% aligned 163 shared votes
85 Aye 78 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
80.0%
8% above average
Rank 197 of 650
1,895
2,417 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,933
2,417 eligible divisions
1,041
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
1,059
54.8% of votes cast
854
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
874
45.2% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
45
2.3% of votes cast
32 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
11 years, 6 months
Since 7 May 2015

Debates

57
-37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 446 of 650
Appearances
94
-0.5 vs Commons average
Rank 243 of 650
201
+36.4 vs Commons average
Rank 164 of 650
Contributions
105
-59.6 vs Commons average
Rank 370 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
£2,305,544
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£301,574
33% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
8
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
Environment / Climate
46 of 49 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Work / Employment
75 of 80 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
NHS / Health
51 of 56 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
42 of 47 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No rebel
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to insist on Amendment 38J and disagree with Lords Amendments 38V to 38X 22 Apr 2026
Education
No 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
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
No rebel
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Mar 2026
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
No rebel
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: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
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
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