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Sir Stephen Timms vs Sir Alec Shelbrooke

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 Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Con Wetherby and Easingwold

Voting alignment

Sir Stephen Timms and Sir Alec Shelbrooke voted the same way 5% of the time, based on 1,401 shared comparable votes.

68 same votes 1,333 different votes 1,401 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
32 Aye 30 No
Transport 5% aligned 62 shared votes
31 Aye 31 No
26 Aye 19 No
Benefits 4% aligned 45 shared votes
17 Aye 28 No
59 Aye 64 No
Crime / Justice 4% aligned 123 shared votes
65 Aye 58 No
15 Aye 11 No
NHS / Health 4% aligned 26 shared votes
12 Aye 14 No
34 Aye 71 No
Migration 4% aligned 105 shared votes
69 Aye 36 No
Most different by topic
29 Aye 30 No
Defence 0% aligned 59 shared votes
30 Aye 29 No
29 Aye 22 No
Housing 0% aligned 51 shared votes
22 Aye 29 No
24 Aye 20 No
Work / Employment 0% aligned 44 shared votes
20 Aye 24 No
19 Aye 23 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 42 shared votes
23 Aye 19 No
18 Aye 20 No
Environment / Climate 0% aligned 38 shared votes
20 Aye 18 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
72.4%
same as average
Rank 370 of 649
1,866
2,376 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,720
2,376 eligible divisions
1,024
54.9% of votes cast
Aye votes
790
45.9% of votes cast
842
45.1% of votes cast
No votes
930
54.1% of votes cast
14
0.8% of votes cast
Against party
7
0.4% of votes cast
32 years, 3 months
Since 9 Jun 1994
Commons service
16 years, 4 months
Since 6 May 2010

Debates

53
-29.3 vs Commons average
Rank 424 of 649
Appearances
145
+62.7 vs Commons average
Rank 74 of 649
199
+55.5 vs Commons average
Rank 135 of 649
Contributions
181
+37.5 vs Commons average
Rank 155 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,605,766
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,686,484
all imported IPSA years
£272,963
21% above average
Latest expenses
£274,658
21% above average
3
1 registered category
Registered interests
4
2 registered categories
8
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
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
202 of 211 votes
Defence
64 of 71 votes
#2
Trade
86 of 91 votes
Migration
154 of 171 votes
#3
Foreign Affairs
65 of 69 votes
Environment / Climate
43 of 48 votes
#4
Housing
62 of 67 votes
Brexit / EU
186 of 211 votes
#5
Defence
65 of 71 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
Aye
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
No
Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 13 Jul 2026
Migration
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 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
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill Committee: New Clause 8 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
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
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