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Sir Stephen Timms vs Sarah Olney

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
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Photograph of Sarah Olney
Sarah Olney
LD Richmond Park

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Sarah Olney voted the same way 76% of the time, based on 1,042 shared comparable votes.

795 same votes 247 different votes 1,042 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
36 Aye 35 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 71 shared votes
36 Aye 35 No
20 Aye 94 No
Migration 96% aligned 114 shared votes
20 Aye 94 No
28 Aye 18 No
Foreign Affairs 96% aligned 46 shared votes
28 Aye 18 No
17 Aye 10 No
Environment / Climate 93% aligned 27 shared votes
17 Aye 10 No
19 Aye 21 No
Trade 90% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 10% aligned 20 shared votes
4 Aye 16 No
37 Aye 16 No
Education 38% aligned 53 shared votes
30 Aye 23 No
25 Aye 10 No
Work / Employment 46% aligned 35 shared votes
6 Aye 29 No
16 Aye 12 No
Housing 50% aligned 28 shared votes
12 Aye 16 No
78 Aye 46 No
Tax 60% aligned 124 shared votes
80 Aye 44 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 233 of 649
Participation
70.5 %
2 % below average
Rank 418 of 649
1,852
2,361 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,158
1,643 eligible divisions
1,021
55.1 % of votes cast
Aye votes
625
54.0 % of votes cast
831
44.9 % of votes cast
No votes
533
46.0 % of votes cast
13
0.7 % of votes cast
Against party
12
1.0 % of votes cast
32 years, 2 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
6 years, 8 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

55
-22.9 vs Commons average
Rank 388 of 650
Appearances
144
+66.1 vs Commons average
Rank 64 of 650
209
+70.7 vs Commons average
Rank 113 of 650
Contributions
191
+52.7 vs Commons average
Rank 132 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
£1,445,336
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21 % above average
Latest expenses
£300,579
33 % above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
0
0 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

Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
#1
Foreign Affairs
47 of 50 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Brexit / EU
55 of 63 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Trade
46 of 53 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Defence
57 of 70 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
NHS / Health
37 of 47 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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
No
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 1 Jul 2026
Energy Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
No
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8 17 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 13 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5 2 Jun 2026
Defence
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
No
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate
Aye
Aye
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Environment / Climate Transport
Aye
No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 17 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6 2 Jun 2026
Defence
No
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 2 Mar 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading 23 Feb 2026
Benefits
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
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B 8 Dec 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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