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Sir Stephen Timms vs Saqib Bhatti

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 Saqib Bhatti
Saqib Bhatti
Con Meriden and Solihull East

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Saqib Bhatti voted the same way 4% of the time, based on 1,065 shared comparable votes.

47 same votes 1,018 different votes 1,065 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
23 Aye 9 No
Energy 6% aligned 32 shared votes
11 Aye 21 No
17 Aye 14 No
NHS / Health 3% aligned 31 shared votes
15 Aye 16 No
33 Aye 98 No
Migration 3% aligned 131 shared votes
94 Aye 37 No
15 Aye 26 No
Transport 2% aligned 41 shared votes
27 Aye 14 No
32 Aye 10 No
Education 2% aligned 42 shared votes
11 Aye 31 No
Most different by topic
24 Aye 28 No
Brexit / EU 0% aligned 52 shared votes
28 Aye 24 No
26 Aye 26 No
Defence 0% aligned 52 shared votes
26 Aye 26 No
32 Aye 15 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 47 shared votes
15 Aye 32 No
28 Aye 17 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
20 Aye 21 No
Trade 0% 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

78.5%
6% above average
Rank 228 of 649
Participation
81.3%
9% above average
Rank 177 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,348
1,658 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
667
49.5% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
681
50.5% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
32 years, 4 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

53
-30.6 vs Commons average
Rank 428 of 650
Appearances
84
+0.4 vs Commons average
Rank 249 of 650
199
+53.3 vs Commons average
Rank 138 of 650
Contributions
112
-33.7 vs Commons average
Rank 308 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
£1,147,083
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£271,361
20% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
7
5 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
63 of 63 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
50 of 53 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Migration
142 of 154 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
46 of 50 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Crime / Justice
156 of 174 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: motion to agree to Lords Amendment 1 6 Jul 2026
Defence
No
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Aye
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
No
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l) 20 May 2026
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94 20 Jun 2025
No
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77 20 Jun 2025
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12 20 Jun 2025
Aye
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24 20 Jun 2025
Aye
No
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: Amendment 160 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10 16 May 2025
Aye
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