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Sir Stephen Timms vs Richard Quigley

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 Quigley
Richard Quigley
Lab Isle of Wight West

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Richard Quigley voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 394 shared comparable votes.

391 same votes 3 different votes 394 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
38 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
38 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 No
17 Aye 5 No
Housing 100% aligned 22 shared votes
17 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 11 No
Benefits 89% aligned 18 shared votes
7 Aye 11 No
38 Aye 39 No
Tax 100% aligned 77 shared votes
38 Aye 39 No
15 Aye 28 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 43 shared votes
15 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 14 No
Education 100% aligned 36 shared votes
22 Aye 14 No
10 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 29 shared votes
10 Aye 19 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 231 of 650
Participation
80.2%
8% above average
Rank 191 of 650
1,888
2,406 eligible divisions
Total votes
497
620 eligible divisions
1,034
54.8% of votes cast
Aye votes
229
46.1% of votes cast
854
45.2% of votes cast
No votes
268
53.9% of votes cast
14
0.7% of votes cast
Against party
13
2.6% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

59
-34.0 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 650
Appearances
69
-24.0 vs Commons average
Rank 366 of 650
204
+42.0 vs Commons average
Rank 159 of 650
Contributions
94
-68.0 vs Commons average
Rank 395 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
£171,447
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£171,447
24% below average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
6
3 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
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
Defence
34 of 34 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#2
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
Environment / Climate
44 of 49 votes
#3
Digital / Online Safety
11 of 11 votes
Foreign Affairs
73 of 82 votes
#4
Democracy / Parliament
13 of 14 votes
Brexit / EU
187 of 212 votes
#5
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
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
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
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
No
Highways (Financing) Bill: Second Reading: Reasoned Amendment 15 Oct 2026
No
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